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▸ noun: Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.
▸ noun: (US) A member of an ethnic minority.
▸ noun: (sociology) A group of people seen as distinct who are subordinated and discriminated against in a society.
▸ noun: (India, euphemistic) A Muslim.
▸ adjective: (relational, attributive) Of or relating to a minority.
▸ adjective: (attributive, politics, of a party, government, etc.) Empowered by or representing a minority (usually a plurality) of votes cast, legislative seats, etc., rather than an outright majority thereof.
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nonage,
majority,
Minorites,
nonminority,
nonwhite,
minoritarian,
underrepresented,
disenfranchised,
ethnic,
population,
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