Minority

What do we mean by minority?

The smaller in number of two groups forming a whole. noun

A group or party having fewer than a controlling number of votes. noun

A racial, religious, political, national, or other group thought to be different from the larger group of which it is part. noun

A group having little power or representation relative to other groups within a society. noun

A member of one of these groups. noun

The state or period of being younger than the age for legal adulthood. noun

The state of being minor or smaller. noun

The minor part in number; the smaller of two aggregates into which a whole is divided numerically; a number less than half: opposed to majority. noun

Specifically The smaller of two related aggregates of persons; the minor division of any whole number of persons: as, the rights of the minority; government by minorities. noun

The state of being a minor or not come of age, and therefore legally incapacitated for the performance of certain acts; the period or interval before one is of full age, generally the period from birth until twenty-one years of age (see age, 3); in Scots law, the interval between pupilarity and majority. See minor, n., 1. noun

The state of being a minor, or under age. noun

State of being less or small. noun

The smaller number; -- opposed to majority. noun

Those members of a legislature that belong to the political party which is in the minority in that institution. noun

Empowered by or representing a minority (usually a plurality) of votes cast, legislative seats, etc., rather than an outright majority thereof. noun

Any age prior to the legal age noun

Being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts noun

A group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part noun

The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.

Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.

(used attributively of a party, government, etc.) Empowered by or representing a minority (usually a plurality) of votes cast, legislative seats, etc., rather than an outright majority thereof.

A member of an ethnic minority.

Words that are spelled similarly to minority:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word minority:
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Words that rhyme with minority:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe minority:
small, ethnic, tiny, large, significant, substantial, german, national, white, muslim, racial, largest, religious, distinct, privileged, strong, sizable, hungarian, arab, vocal, turkish, insignificant, oppressed, protestant, dominant, chinese, sizeable, active, speaking, language, hopeless, considerable, numerical, powerful, christian, persecuted, educated, linguistic, republican, permanent, smaller, visible, democratic, creative, militant, polish, respectable, wealthy, radical, microscopic, non, russian, greek, influential, model, kurdish, albanian, invisible, select, negligible, rich, conservative, liberal, communist, conscious, tamil, revolutionary, intelligent, disadvantaged, determined, serbian, weak, enlightened, moslem, serb, helpless, dissident, korean.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective minority:
status, group, district, rule, relations, relationship, youth, population, stereotype, government, parents, conflict, carrier, regime, myth, situation, community, districting, student, districts, education, members, syndrome, students, policy, school, interaction, image, violence, problem, teens, coalition, relationships, framework, groups, prejudice, state, child, segregation, gap, stance, identity, sentiment, distinction, background, boy, bias, majority, person, dichotomy, feeling, basis, area, category, position, client, language, discrimination, youths, culture, tension, model, pattern, issue, divide, report, contact, access, theory, ratio, city, coalitions, faculty, representation, differences, thesis, leader, redistricting, propaganda, context, rights, pot, division, competition, entrepreneurs, colleagues, opinion, discourse, inequality, americans, origin.

Words that sound like minority:
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