What do you mean by tyranny of majority? - Vidyadip

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What do you mean by tyranny of majority?

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Every society is prone to tyranny of the majority. The constitution usually contains rules that ensure that minorities are not excluded from anything that is routinely available to the majority. The constitution is precisely to prevent this tyranny or domination by the majority of a minority.

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