Minority

/ma‍ɪnˈɒɹɪti/

/maɪˈnɔɹəti/, /məˈnɔɹəti/

[noun]

Minority

[NOUN]

a small group of people who differ in race, religion, etc. and are often mistreated by the society

being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts

antonyms : majority

any age prior to the legal age

synonyms : nonage

antonyms : majority

Examples

1. Only a minority of people exist on unemployment benefits alone.

2. The party, now in the minority, has been paying the new majority back in their own coin by stifling their legislation initiatives at every opportunity.

3. My cousin objected and he was not a minority of one.

4. I found myself to be a minority of one.

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