Found 3 items, similar to Minorities.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: minority
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: minority
minority
n 1: a group of people who differ racially or politically from a
larger group of which it is a part
2: being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts;
“when the vote was taken they were in the minority”;
“he
held a minority position” [ant:
majority]
3: any age prior to the legal age [syn:
nonage] [ant:
majority]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Minorities
Minority
\Mi*nor"i*ty\, n.; pl.
Minorities. [Cf. F.
minorit['e]. See
Minor, a. & n.]
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1. The state of being a minor, or under age.
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2. State of being less or small. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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3. The smaller number; -- opposed to
majority; as, the
minority must be ruled by the majority.
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4. Those members of a legislature that belong to the
political party which is in the minority in that
institution; as, the bill will pass even if the minority
are strongly opposed.
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