majority opinion vs opinion

opinion vs majority opinion

majority opinion and opinion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
majority opinion	Yes	No	No	No
opinion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, opinion is a hypernym of majority opinion; that is, opinion is a word with a broader meaning than majority opinion:

majority opinion: the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion')
opinion: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision

Other hypernyms of majority opinion include judgement, judgment, legal opinion.

majority opinion (noun)	opinion (noun)
the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion')	the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
	a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
	a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people
	a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
	the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
	a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof

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