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It is important to emphasize that majoritarianism and cardinal utilitarianism are not necessarily opposing principles. MajoritarianismFrom a utilitarian perspective, majoritarianism can be understood asconsidered an [[Majority_criterion#Majority_rule_as_an_approximation_of_utilitarianism|approximation of utilitarian principles]] under certain conservative assumptions. This is analogous to how most systems of ethics can be cast as varieties of utilitarianism with constraints on the utilities being used, even systems that are not utilitarian ''as such''.