minority
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle French minorité, and its source Late Latin minōritās, from Latin minor.
Pronunciation- (RP) IPA: /maɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/, /mɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/
- (America) IPA: /maɪˈnɔɹ.ɪ.ti/, /mɪˈnɔɹ.ɪ.ti/, /maɪˈnɔɹ.ə.ti/
- (New York City) IPA: /maɪˈnɑɹ.ɪ.ti/, /mɪˈnɑɹ.ɪ.ti/
- (Australia) IPA: /mɑɪˈnɔɹ.ə.ti/
minority
- The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood. [from 15th c.]
- 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 117:
- She also played a key role as dowager-regent during the minority of her son.
- Synonyms: childhood
- Antonyms: adulthood
- Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority. [from 18th c.]
- Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.
- 2017 August 25, "Arrest threat as Yingluck Shinawatra misses verdict ↗", in aljazeera.com, Al Jazeera
- The case is the latest chapter in a decade-long struggle by the nation's elite minority to crush the powerful political machine founded by Yingluck's brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, who was toppled in another coup in 2006.
- Antonyms: majority
- (US) A member of an ethnic minority. [from 20th c.]
- The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.
- (sociology) A group of people seen as distinct who are subordinated and discriminated against in a society.
- (India, euphemism) A Muslim.
- French: minorité
- German: Minderheit, Minorität
- Italian: minoranza
- Portuguese: minoria
- Russian: меньшинство́
- Spanish: minoría
- French: minorité
- Portuguese: menoridade
- Russian: несовершенноле́тие
- Spanish: minoría
minority
- (relational, attributive) Of or relating to a minority.
- They hold a minority interest in the company.
- (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.
- French: minoritaire
- Italian: minoritario
- Spanish: minoritario
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