Majority is or are?
Many words that mean a group of things — total, majority, and number, for example — can be singular or plural. Sometimes they mean the group acting as a whole, sometimes the members of a group
As with the other two-faced words, ask yourself whether you are thinking of the whole or the parts.
A little hint: The before the word (the total, the majority) is usually a tip-off that it's singular; while a (a total, a number), especially when of comes after, usually indicates a plural.
[Examples:] The majority is in charge. Still, a majority of voters are unhappy
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