Definitions of preponderance:

  • noun:   exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
    Example: "The least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"
  • noun:   a superiority in numbers or amount
    Example: "There is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons"
  • noun:   superiority in power or influence
    Example: "The preponderance of good over evil"