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Minority

Minority Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Minority? [n] 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" [n] a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part [n] any age prior to the legal age Synonyms \| Synonyms for Minority: nonage Related Terms \| Find terms related to Minority: back seat \| callowness \| dewiness \| disability \| disablement \| disqualification \| freshness \| greenness \| humbleness \| humility \| imbecility \| immaturity \| inability \| inadequacy \| incapability \| incapacitation \| incapacity \| incompetence \| incompetency \| inefficiency \| ineptitude \| inexperience \| infancy \| inferiority \| insufficiency \| juiciness \| juniority \| least \| legal incapacity \| lowliness \| minority group \| nonage \| rawness \| sappiness \| second fiddle \| second string \| secondariness \| servility \| subjection \| subordinacy \| subordination \| subservience \| the few \| the minority \| third string \| undevelopment \| unfitness \| unripeness \| wardship \| we happy few See Also \| age \| eld \| figure \| legal status \| number \| social group Minority In Webster's Dictionary \Minor"ity\, 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.

Minority Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Minority?

[n] 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"
[n] a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
[n] any age prior to the legal age

Synonyms | Synonyms for Minority: nonage

Minority In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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