in an election, the number or percentage of votes needed for important changes to be made, when that number is higher than a normal majority (= the difference in the number of votes between the winning person or group and the one that comes second)

The city council needs a supermajority of eleven votes to pass its budget. 市议会需要获得11票的绝对多数才能通过预算。

The party was one vote short of a super-majority. 该党离获得绝对多数只差了一票。

Some countries require a supermajority vote for any tax increases. 一些国家要求在投票中获得绝对多数才能提高税收。

The United States Constitution requires a supermajority of two-thirds of both houses of Congress to propose a constitutional amendment. 美国宪法要求国会两院必须有三分之二的绝对多数才能提出宪法修正案。