minority

/maɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/

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The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood. / Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority. / (US) A member of an ethnic minority.

She belongs to a minority group in her community.

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The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.

She also played a key role as dowager-regent during the minority of her son.

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Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.

Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.

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(US) A member of an ethnic minority.

The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.

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(sociology) A group of people seen as distinct who are subordinated and discriminated against in a society.

But we have seen that one important difference between women and other minorities is that women's attitudes and self-conceptions are conditioned more largely by interaction with both minority and dominant group members

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