Major most commonly refers to: *

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 major is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits. A student who successfully completes all courses required for the major qualifies for an undergraduate degree. The word ''major'' (also called ''con ...

, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames *

Major and minor In Western music, the adjectives major and minor may describe an interval, chord, scale, or key. A composition, movement, section, or phrase may also be referred to by its key, including whether that key is major or minor. The words derive ...

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 Major, also called the Willingdon Beauty during showings, is the first major character described by George Orwell in his 1945 novella ''Animal Farm''. An elderly Middle White boar, his " purebred" of pigs is a kind, grandfatherly philosopher o ...

, a pig in ''Animal Farm'' *

Major Major Major Major Major Major Major Major is a fictional character in Joseph Heller's 1961 novel '' Catch-22''. He was named "Major Major Major" by his father, as a joke – passing up such lesser possibilities as "Drum Major, Minor Major, Sergeant Major, or C ...

, in ''Catch-22'' * The Major (''Hellsing'') *

Major (Cinderella) Disney's ''Cinderella'' is an animated feature film based on the fairy tale of the same name, released in 1950, which received two direct-to-video sequels: '' Cinderella II: Dreams Come True'' (2002) and '' Cinderella III: A Twist in Time'' (20 ...

, a horse in Disney's ''Cinderella'' * Major Gowen or the Major, in ''Fawlty Towers'' *

Motoko Kusanagi Major , or just "The Major", is the main protagonist in Masamune Shirow's ''Ghost in the Shell'' Ghost in the Shell (manga), manga and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, anime series. She is a Cyborg, cybernetic human, augmented with a synt ...

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! Miss Major Griffin-Gracy (born October 25, 1946), often referred to as Miss Major, is an American author, activist, and community organizer for transgender rights. She has participated in activism and community organizing for a range of causes ...

'', 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 Klaus "Major“ Heuser (born 27 January 1957 in Leverkusen-) is a German musician, composer and producer. He found international fame as the lead guitarist of the Cologne rock band BAP (German band), BAP. His musical influences are the Rollin ...

(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) Major is an English-language given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the ...

, including people with the nickname *

Major (surname) Major and Majors are surnames. Major Notable people with the surname Major include: * Alan Major (born 1968), American basketball coach * Alice Major (born 1949), Scottish-born Canadian poet, writer, and essayist * André Major (born 1942), Can ...

Majors (surname) Major and Majors are surnames. Major Notable people with the surname Major include: * Alan Major (born 1968), American basketball coach * Alice Major (born 1949), Scottish-born Canadian poet, writer, and essayist * André Major (born 1942), Can ...

Major (law) The age of majority is the threshold of legal adulthood as recognized or declared in law. It is the moment when a person ceases to be considered a minor, and assumes legal control over their person, actions, and decisions, thus terminating ...

, 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 Major ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Prairiedale No. 321 and Census Division No. 13. History Major incorporated as a village on September 29, 1914. Demographics ...

, Canada, a village *

Lake Major, Nova Scotia Lake Major is a rural community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Marit ...

, Canada, a lake and a community *

Major, Romania Maieru (; ) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, ...

, the Hungarian name of Maieru, a commune in Transylvania * Major, Kentucky, United States, an unincorporated community *

Mount Major Mount Major is a mountain located in Alton, New Hampshire, Alton, New Hampshire, south of Lake Winnipesaukee and northeast of Straightback Mountain in the Belknap Range. The scenic, rocky summit is a popular hiking destination, accessible by mu ...

, New Hampshire, United States

Science, technology and transportation

* Major (cider apple) *

Major (Dutch Elm) Major most commonly refers to: * Major (rank), 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 ...

''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 A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football. Scoring a touchdown grants the team that scored it 6 points. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchd ...

Canadian football Canadian football, or simply football, is a Sports in Canada, sport in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete on a field long and wide, attempting to advance a Ball (gridiron football), pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposi ...

* 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 Men's professional senior golf is for players aged 50 and above. Golf differs from all other sports in having lucrative competitions for this age group. The leading senior tour is the U.S.-based PGA Tour Champions, which was established in 1980 ( ...

Women's major golf championships Women's golf has a set of major championships, a series of tournaments designated to be of a higher status than other tournaments. Five tournaments are currently designated as 'majors' in women's golf by the LPGA. The LPGA's list of majors has ...

* Senior women's major golf championships * Snooker major tournaments *

Dota Major Championships ''Dota 2'' is a 2013 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game by Valve. The game is a sequel to ''Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA''), a community-created mod for Blizzard Entertainment's '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos''. ''Dota 2 ...

, 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 In the card game contract bridge, the major suits are spades () and hearts (). The major suits are of prime importance for tactics and scoring as they outrank the minor suits while bidding and also outscore them (30 per contracted trick for majo ...

or major in contract bridge, namely hearts and spades *

Major film studios Major film studios are filmmaking, production and film distributor, distribution companies that release a substantial number of films annually and consistently command a significant share of box office revenue in a given market. In the American ...

, often known collectively as the majors * Major's, an American chain of department stores * Major, a

Carroll's P. J. Carroll & Company Limited, often called Carroll's, is an Irish manufacturing company of tobacco. Having been established in 1824, P.J. Carroll is the oldest tobacco manufacturer in the country, and currently a subsidiary of British Amer ...

cigarette brand *

Major (Joe Biden's dog) Major (born January 17, 2018) is a German Shepherd owned by Joe Biden's family. Major, who was born in 2018, was the first shelter dog to live in the White House. Major was a rescue from a litter that had been exposed to "something toxic" in ...

, a German shepherd owned by Joe Biden *

Major (Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog) Major, a German Shepherd, was a United States presidential pets, presidential pet belonging to United States president Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1933, while living at the White House, Major had incidents in which he bit United States Senator Ha ...

, a German shepherd owned by Franklin D. Roosevelt * Major, an American tactical missile developed by

Redstone Arsenal Redstone Arsenal is a United States Army base adjacent to Huntsville, Alabama in the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. A census-designated place in Madison County, Alabama, United States, it is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistica ...