See Also: MINORITY(law)
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Minority interest(finance)
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[singular also + plural verb] a small group of people or things within a much larger group
-opposite majority majority
::Gaelic is still spoken in Ireland by a tiny minority.
minority of
::A small minority of young people does drink excessively.
::Only a minority of people support these new laws.
small/tiny/substantial/significant minority
::Gay men are a small but significant minority.
minority report
(=a report by a minority of a group who do not agree with the others)
[C usually plural] a) a group of people of a different race, religion etc from most other people in that country
::People from ethnic minorities often face prejudice and discrimination.
::the very large Russian minorities in Ukraine and Moldova
::children from minority groups
::the teaching of minority languages in schools
minority leader/businessman/student etc AmE
::a school with a high proportion of minority students
b) AmE someone who belongs to a group like this
::Businesses are under pressure to hire minorities and women.
be in the/a minority
to form less than half of a group
::Boys are very much in the minority at the dance class.
be in a minority of one
to be the only person in a group who has a particular opinion
[U] law the period of time when someone is below the age at which they become legally responsible for their actions