Main Difference
The main difference between Career and Major is that the Career is a course or progress through life and Major is a military rank
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Career
A career is an individual’s metaphorical “journey” through learning, work and other aspects of life. There are a number of ways to define career and the term is used in a variety of ways.
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Major
Major is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world.
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Career (noun)
One’s calling in life; a person’s occupation; one’s profession.
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Career (noun)
General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part of it.
“Washington’s career as a soldier”
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Career (noun)
speed
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Career (noun)
A jouster’s path during a joust.
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Career (noun)
A short gallop of a horse. 16th-18th c.
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Career (noun)
The flight of a hawk.
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Career (noun)
A racecourse; the ground run over.
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Career (verb)
To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.
“The car careered down the road, missed the curve, and went through a hedge.”
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Major (noun)
a military rank between captain and lieutenant colonel
“He used to be a major in the army.”
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Major (noun)
The main area of study of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.
“Midway through his second year of college, he still hadn’t chosen a major.”
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Major (noun)
A student at a college or university concentrating on a given area of study.
“She is a math major.”
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Major (noun)
A person of legal age.
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Major (noun)
The major premise.
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Major (noun)
An alternate term for touchdown; short for “major score”.
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Major (noun)
A large, commercially successful record label, as opposed to an indie.
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Major (noun)
An elder brother (especially at a public school).
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Major (noun)
A large leaf-cutter ant that acts as a soldier, defending the nest.
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Major (adjective)
Of great significance or importance.
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Major (adjective)
Greater in number, quantity, or extent
“the major part of the assembly”
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Major (adjective)
Of full legal age, having attained majority
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Major (adjective)
Of a scale that follows the pattern: tone – tone – semitone – tone – tone – tone – semitone
“A major scale.”
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Major (adjective)
Being the larger of two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number.
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Major (adjective)
Containing the note a major third (four half steps) above the tonic.
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Major (verb)
to concentrate on a particular area of study as a student in a college or university
“I have decided to major in mathematics.”
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Career (noun)
an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person’s life and with opportunities for progress
“he seemed destined for a career as an engineer like his father”
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Career (noun)
the time spent by a person in a career
“the end of a distinguished career in the Royal Navy”
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Career (noun)
the progress through history of an institution, organization, etc.
“the court has had a chequered career”
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Career (noun)
working permanently in or committed to a particular profession
“a career diplomat”
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Career (noun)
(of a woman) interested in pursuing a profession rather than devoting all her time to childcare and housekeeping
“a driven career woman”
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Career (verb)
move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way
“the coach careered across the road and went through a hedge”
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Major (adjective)
important, serious, or significant
“the use of drugs is a major problem”
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Major (adjective)
greater or more important; main
“he got the major share of the spoils”
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Major (adjective)
(of a surgical operation) serious or life-threatening
“he had to undergo major surgery”
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Major (adjective)
(of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees.
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Major (adjective)
(of an interval) equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval
“C to E is a major third”
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Major (adjective)
(of a key) based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect
“Prelude in G Major”
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Major (adjective)
(appended to a surname in public schools) indicating the elder of two brothers.
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Major (adjective)
(of a term) occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism.
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Major (adjective)
(of a premise) containing the major term in a categorical syllogism.
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Major (noun)
a rank of officer in the army and the US air force, above captain and below lieutenant colonel.
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Major (noun)
an officer in charge of a section of band instruments
“a trumpet major”
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Major (noun)
a major key, interval, or scale.
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Major (noun)
a system of change-ringing using eight bells.
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Major (noun)
a major organization or competition
“the majors have swept up the smaller independent companies in licensing deals”
“it’s not unreasonable to believe someone can win all four majors”
“the oil majors had a profit bonanza”
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Major (noun)
a student’s principal subject or course
“many students would ignore courses outside their major”
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Major (noun)
a student specializing in a specified subject
“a math major”
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Major (noun)
a major term or premise.
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Major (noun)
short for major suit
“South was anxious to mention his four-card major and bid one spade”
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Major (noun)
a goal.
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Major (verb)
specialize in (a particular subject) at college or university
“I was trying to decide if I should major in drama or English”