MAJORITY: The American Sign Language (ASL) sign for "majority"
A very common way to sign "majority" in ASL is to do the sign for
MOST.
MOST:
"MOST" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nPntlOgjAxo
If by majority you mean "many" then go ahead and do the sign labeled as
MANY.
For example, for a sentence that includes a phrase to the effect of:
"A vast majority of stories are ... " -- you might see someone sign "MANY
STORY..."
MANY:
If by majority you want to focus on the fact that a larger percent of people
(or anything) is being referred to you can sign MOST PERCENT.
For example if a sentence involves a phrase such as "... is made up of a
majority of people who are ..." you might see someone sign MOST
PERCENT.
PERCENT on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/PFPm3NAc67w
You might also consider using a sign such as "HIGH" to create a phrase such
as "high percentage."
See: HIGH
If you are discussing majority in the context of voting you can still use the
MOST but you might also see people drop the sign MOST and instead be more
specific regarding the outcome. For example:
SUPPOSE NEW RULE WANT ADD? REQUIRE MUST TWO-THIRDS THEY-[all] VOTE.
Or you could add a sign such as "MINIMUM / at least" TWO-THIRDS.
"At least..."
Minimum or at least on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/XUQ5dC95Euk
If by majority you mean membership in the majority or dominant group in a
society you might want to consider just spelling "majority."
For example, in a sentence such as "The majority status held by Hearing people
..." can be signed a variety of ways but you might see someone choosing to spell
it if they want the specific word "majority" to be clear in the mind of their
conversation partner or audience.
Another example of when it would be common to spell majority is when referring
to the U.S. House of Representatives. For example, "The House Majority
Leader ..." HOUSE (fs)-MAJORITY LEAD-PERSON
Notes:
Also see: MAJOR
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