Minority — may refer to: Contents 1 Law 2 Politics 3 Anthropology and language 4 Economy 5 Sociology … Wikipedia
minority — mi·nor·i·ty n pl ties 1 a: the period before attainment of majority b: the state of being a minor 2: the smaller of two groups constituting a whole: as a: a group (as in a legislative body) having less than the number of votes necessary for… … Law dictionary
minority — 1. Minority has meanings at the other end of the scale of magnitude from majority, and is likewise treated as a singular noun except when used with of and a plural noun, in which case it too is plural: • Only a minority of Germans (around a third … Modern English usage
minority — mi‧nor‧i‧ty I added this because majority is in. [maɪˈnɒrti ǁ mˈnɔːr , ˈnɑːr ] noun [singular] less than half of the people or things in a particular group: minority of • He insists that only a minority of workers at the factory want the union … Financial and business terms
Minority — Single par Green Day extrait de l’album Warning: Sortie 31 octobre 2000 Enregistrement 2000 Durée 2:49 Genre Punk rock Format … Wikipédia en Français
Minority — «Minority» Sencillo de Green Day del álbum Warning: Formato CD Grabación 2000 Género(s) Pop punk Duración 2:49 … Wikipedia Español
minority — (n.) 1530s, condition of being smaller, from M.Fr. minorité (15c.), or directly from M.L. minoritatem (nom. minoritas), from L. minor (see MINOR (Cf. minor) (adj.)). Meaning state of being under legal age is from 1540s; that of smaller number or… … Etymology dictionary
minority — *infancy, nonage Antonyms: majority … New Dictionary of Synonyms
minority — ► NOUN (pl. minorities) 1) the smaller number or part; a number or part representing less than half of the whole. 2) a relatively small group of people differing from the majority in race, religion, language, etc. 3) the state or period of being… … English terms dictionary
minority — [mī nôr′ə tē, minôr′ə tē; mīnär′ə tē, minär′ə tē] n. pl. minorities [ML minoritas < L minor,MINOR] 1. the lesser part or smaller number; less than half of a total 2. a group, party, or faction with a smaller number of votes or adherents than… … English World dictionary
