This is the 636th most frequent Swedish word.
flertal
"Flertal" means "majority" or "several" in English, depending on context.
Here, 'flertal' means 'several' or 'a number of', indicating more than one but not specifying how many.
Det finns ett flertal bra restauranger i staden.
There are several good restaurants in the city.
In this sentence, 'flertal' conveys the sense of 'several', referring to a subset of participants who made this choice.
Flertal av deltagarna föredrog att stanna kvar över natten.
Several of the participants preferred to stay overnight.
Here, 'flertal' signifies 'a number of', emphasizing the variety of solutions considered without quantifying.