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Minority - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Minority : (noun)
1: a group of people who differ racially or politically from a
larger group of which it is a part
2: 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" [ant: majority]
3: any age prior to the legal age [syn: nonage] [ant: majority]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Minority : \Mi*nor"i*ty\, n.; pl. Minorities. [Cf. F.
minorit['e]. See Minor, a. & n.]
1. The state of being a minor, or under age.
2. State of being less or small. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
3. The smaller number; -- opposed to majority; as, the
minority must be ruled by the majority.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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. (q.v.)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Minority |
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Loisunpublished: BTW: My fingernails are bi-denominational. No Kwanza, sorry, Minority group. |
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benmillen: half of canadians don't know about the prisoner abuse scandal? This might explain the quasi-success of our current Minority gov't... |
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mensanthemovies: @Mkr512 A) I'm in the Minority on that view. B) I had an earlier tweet talking about how great "The Messenger" was. |
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