minority

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Synonyms: minorite, sonority, binarity, majority, minorate, vinosity, minories, ominosity, minacity, minoring, minorites

Antonyms: minorite, sonority, binarity, majority, minorate, vinosity, minories, ominosity, minacity, minoring, minorites

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Noun

1. The state or condition of being smaller, inferior, or subordinate to something or someone else; [[lesserness]].
2. The state of being a [[minor]]; [[youth]], the period of a person's life prior to reaching [[adulthood]]. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
3. Any [[subgroup]] that does not form a numerical [[majority]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|US}} A member of an [[ethnic]] minority. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
5. {{lb|en|sociology}} A [[group]] of people seen as [[distinct]] who are [[subordinate]]d and [[discriminate]]d against in a [[society]].
6. {{lb|en|India|euphemism}} A [[Muslim]].

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|relational|attributive}} Of or relating to a minority.
2. {{lb|en|attributive|politics|of a party, government, etc.}} [[empower|Empowered]] by or [[represent]]ing a minority (usually a [[plurality]]) of [[vote]]s cast, [[legislative]] [[seat]]s, etc., rather than an outright [[majority]] thereof.

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