From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe majorsthe majors[plural]DSB the Major Leagues → major
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the majors• All the majors and two of the mini-majors set up production subsidiaries in London.• Experiencing the majors was a pretty horrendous experience.• McGwire belted 65 homers to lead the majors in 1999.• Yet it was the only way to go if the labels they represent were to compete with the might of the majors.• They were chuffed when one of the majors offered her the lucrative contract.• The economic slump has dried up the big-ticket multi-billion yen projects that the majors used to thrive on.• And why is attendance down nearly 23 percent throughout the majors? 