Look up: Minority

1. minority
   [Noun] Plural form: minorities. Less than half, the smaller part or number. Also, a small group of people who are of a different race or religion to the rest of the population.
   Example: Only a minority of British people speak French.
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2. Minority
   Any small group in a society that is different from the rest. Differences often include race, religion or political views.
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3. minority
   [n] - any age prior to the legal age 2. [n] - a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part 3. [n] - being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
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4. Minority
   a category of people, distinguished by physical or cultural traits, who are socially disadvantaged
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5. Minority
   Mi·nor'i·ty noun ; plural Minorities . [ Confer French minorité . See Minor , adjective & noun ] 1. The state of being a minor, or under age. 2. State of being less or small. [ O...
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6. minority
   noun being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts; `when the vote was taken they were in the minority`; `he held a minority position`
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7. minority
   noun a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
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8. minority
   nonage noun any age prior to the legal age
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9. Minority
   • (a. & n.) The smaller number; -- opposed to majority; as, the minority must be ruled by the majority. • (a. & n.) State of being less or small. • (a. & n.) The state of being a minor, or under age.
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10. minority
    a culturally, ethnically, or racially distinct group living within a larger society. When used to describe such a group, the term carries with it a ... [22 related articles]
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11. minority
    minority, in international law, population group with a characteristic culture and sense of identity occupying a subordinate political status. Religious minorities were known from ancient times, but ethnic minorities did not become an issue in European politics until the rise of nationalism in the 1...
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12. Minority
    The state or condition of a minor; infancy. In another sense, it signifies the lesser number of votes of a deliberative assembly; opposed to majority.
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13. Minority
    (n) Minority is the group of persons in a population which cannot muster enough votes or voting rights as a group to control the affaires of that population. A minority is a relative term with respect to that particular population. A minority at one place can very well become a majority in another p...
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14. minority
    n. 1) in voting, a side with less than half the votes. 2) a term for people in a predominantly Caucasian country who are not Caucasian, such as the United States where Caucasians comprise the majority and the minorities include African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, indigenous Americans (Indians) and...
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15. Minority
    (song) "`Minority`" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the lead single from their sixth studio album, Warning. The song was number 1 for five weeks on the Billboard Modern Rock chart in late 2000. Track listing: #"Minority" (Ra...
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16. Minority
    (philosophy) `Minority,` and the related concept of "becoming-minor," is a philosophical concept developed by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari in their books Kafka: Towards a Minor Literature (1975), A Thousand Plateaus (1980), and elsewhere. In these texts, they c...
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