Major

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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, 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 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. 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 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
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