minority has definitions from the fields of politics,law
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[ noun ] (politics) a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part

Used in print

(Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)

Old attitudes are held more tenaciously in the Tidewater than the Piedmont ; so_that a line running down the length of the South marking the upper_limits of tidewater would roughly divide the Old_South from the new , but with , of_course , important minority enclaves .

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

Lacking the respected and effective institutions that consensus helps provide , minority parties , such_as the P.D.I. in 1957 and the progressive Istiqlal faction in 1958 , clamor for elections when out of power , but are not at_all certain they wish_to be controlled by popular choice when in power .

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

Her speech was barren_of southernisms ; she was one of Eliot_Sparling 's neutralized minorities , adopting the rolling R 's and constricted vowels of Los_Angeles .

Related terms

social_group

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[ noun ] being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts

Examples

"when the vote was taken they were in the minority" "he held a minority position"

Used in print

(Mr. America, 4:6...)

Because they are `` minority '' exercises and have but a limited appeal they soon find themselves in the limbo of the forgotten .

Related terms

majority number minor

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[ noun ] (law) any age prior to the legal age

Synonyms

nonage

Related terms

majority age legal_status

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