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minority

/maɪˈnɒr.ɪ.ti/

/maɪˈnɔːr.ɪ.ti/

minoritysubstantiv

minorities

Pl.

/maɪˈnɒr.ɪ.ti/

/maɪˈnɔːr.ɪ.ti/

Übersetzungen

The minority of the population voted in the election.

Меньшинство населения проголосовало на выборах.

национальное меньшинство

The country has several national minorities.

В стране есть несколько национальных меньшинств.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Definitionen

The smaller number or part, especially a number that is less than half the whole number.

The proposal was rejected by a minority of the committee members.

A group in society distinguished from, and less dominant than, the more numerous majority.

The government is working to protect the rights of ethnic minorities.

The state or period of being under the age of full legal responsibility.

He was still in his minority when he inherited the estate.

A person who belongs to a minority group.

As a minority, she often felt her voice was overlooked.

A political party or coalition having fewer than half the seats in a legislative body; the opposition.

The minority threatened to filibuster the bill.

Synonyme

dissenting group

Antonyme

minorityadjektiv

/maɪˈnɒr.ɪ.ti/

/maɪˈnɔːr.ə.ti/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "minority shareholders").

Definitionen

Relating to, involving, or intended for a minority group.

The company launched a program to support minority entrepreneurs.