Minority

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The smaller in number of two groups forming a whole.
  • n. A group or party having fewer than a controlling number of votes.
  • n. A racial, religious, political, national, or other group thought to be different from the larger group of which it is part.
  • n. A group having little power or representation relative to other groups within a society.
  • n. A member of one of these groups. See Usage Note at color.
  • n. Law The state or period of being under legal age: still in her minority.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Empowered by or representing a minority (usually a plurality) of votes cast, legislative seats, etc., rather than an outright majority thereof.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The state of being a minor, or under age.
  • n. State of being less or small.
  • n. The smaller number; -- opposed to majority.
  • n. Those members of a legislature that belong to the political party which is in the minority in that institution.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state of being minor or smaller.
  • n. The minor part in number; the smaller of two aggregates into which a whole is divided numerically; a number less than half: opposed to majority.
  • n. Specifically The smaller of two related aggregates of persons; the minor division of any whole number of persons: as, the rights of the minority; government by minorities.
  • n. The state of being a minor or not come of age, and therefore legally incapacitated for the performance of certain acts; the period or interval before one is of full age, generally the period from birth until twenty-one years of age (see age, 3); in Scots law, the interval between pupilarity and majority. See minor, n., 1.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any age prior to the legal age
  • n. being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
  • n. a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
  • Antonym
    majority   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    age    legal status    eld    figure    number    social group   
    Cross Reference
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    authority    majority    priority    sorority   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    majority    faction    citizen    voter    opposition    representative    community    élite    population    politician