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Major (rank) Major is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer military rank, rank used in many countries. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators, major is one rank above Captain (land), captain in armies and air force ...

, a military rank * Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames * Major and minor in music, an interval, chord, scale, or key * Major sport competitions Major(s) or The Major may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

* Old Major, a pig in ''Animal Farm'' * Major Major Major Major, in ''Catch-22'' * The Major (''Hellsing'') * Major (Cinderella), a horse in Disney's ''Cinderella'' * Major Gowen or the Major, in ''Fawlty Towers'' * Motoko Kusanagi or the Major, in ''Ghost in the Shell''

Film, television, theatre and print

* '' The Major'', a 1963 BBC natural history documentary film * ''The Major'' (film), a 2013 Russian action film * ''Major'' (film), a 2022 Indian biopic * ''Major'' (manga), a sports manga and anime series by Takuya Mitsuda * ''The Major'' (play), an 1881 American musical comedy * "The Major" (''The Blacklist''), a 2015 episode of ''The Blacklist'' * '' Major!'', a 2015 documentary about Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

Music

* Majors (band), a Danish hip-hop group * The Majors (band), an American R&B group * Major (American musician) (born 1984), American pop soul musician and actor * Major, nickname of Klaus Heuser (born 1957), German rock guitarist and producer * Major, a method of

change ringing Change ringing is the art of ringing a set of tuning (music), tuned bell (instrument), bells in a tightly controlled manner to produce precise variations in their successive striking sequences, known as "changes". This can be by method ringing in ...

for eight church bells

People

* Major (given name), including people with the nickname * Major (surname) * Majors (surname) * Major (law), a person with the full legal rights of an adult * Sir

John Major Sir John Major (born 29 March 1943) is a British retired politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. Following his defeat to Ton ...

. a former British Prime Minister and Conservative Party Leader

Places

* Major, Saskatchewan, Canada, a village * Lake Major, Nova Scotia, Canada, a lake and a community * Major, Romania, the Hungarian name of Maieru, a commune in Transylvania * Major, Kentucky, United States, an unincorporated community * Mount Major, New Hampshire, United States

Science, technology and transportation

* Major (cider apple) * Major (Dutch Elm) ''Ulmus × hollandica'' 'Major', a Dutch Elm cultivar * ''Major'' (fly), a genus of flies * Morris Major, an Australian car model 1958–1964 * Morris Major (1931 to 1933), a British automobile

Sports

* Major, or "major score," is a synonym for a touchdown in Canadian football * Tennis Majors, also known as Grand Slam, the most important tournaments in the sport *

Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada Major professional sports, professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada traditionally include four leagues: Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), and the Nationa ...

or majors * Golf Majors, the most prestigious championships in men's golf * Senior major golf championships * Women's major golf championships * Senior women's major golf championships * Snooker major tournaments * Dota Major Championships, a class of Dota 2 esports tournaments * ''Counter-Strike'' Major Championships, developer-sponsored ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' and ''Counter-Strike 2'' tournaments.

Other uses

* Major suit or major in contract bridge, namely hearts and spades * Major film studios, often known collectively as the majors * Major's, an American chain of department stores * Major, a Carroll's cigarette brand * Major (Joe Biden's dog), a German shepherd owned by Joe Biden * Major (Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog), a German shepherd owned by Franklin D. Roosevelt * Major, an American tactical missile developed by Redstone Arsenal