Phrase Hound found 26 phrases and 12 compound words that contain minority. The most common are listed below. Open minority in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 26
- ethnic minorityA group of people who have a different ethnicity, religion, language or culture from that of the majority of people in the place where they live.
- minority governmentGovernment by a political party or a coalition that does not have a majority of seats or votes in parliament.
- minority groupa group that forms only a small part of the population, whether it be for ethnic or other reasons.
- minority groupsplural of minority group: a group that forms only a small part of the population, whether it be for ethnic or other reasons.
- minority languageA language spoken by a minority of the population of a territory.
- Minority ethnic
- sexual minorityThe state of being a minor in sexual matters.
- gender minorityA person who is not a binary cisgender person (i.e. a transgender or non-binary person), or these people collectively. (Also used attributively.)
- majority-minorityHaving a total minority population above 50%.
- minority leaderIn each of the legislative chambers of the United States Congress—the United States Senate and the House of Representatives—the elected member selected by the members of the political party with the second-largest number of elected …
- visible minorityA visually recognizable racial group, excluding aboriginal peoples, whose members constitute less than half of a population; an individual member of such a group.
- minority cabinetA minority government.
- minority governmentsplural of minority government: Government by a political party or a coalition that does not have a majority of seats or votes in parliament.
- minority languagesplural of minority language: A language spoken by a minority of the population of a territory.
- minority reportA committee report written by at least two committee members to state their official position on an issue, when those members are in the minority on that issue (not necessarily in the political minority party).
- model minorityA minority demographic whose members are perceived as achieving greater socioeconomic success than the population average.
- minority dominationSynonym of minoritarianism: A political structure or process in which a minority segment of a population has a certain degree of primacy in that entity's decision-making.
- invisible minorityA minority group that is not visually recognizable
- minority dominanceSynonym of minoritarianism: A political structure or process in which a minority segment of a population has a certain degree of primacy in that entity's decision-making.
- Immoral MinorityThe Moral Majority.
- minority councila civic governing coalition whereby the Mayor's political allies in city council hold a minority of the seats; a form of minority government . As a Mayor may be directly elected, the allied councillors need not hold a plurality of the …
- minority leadersplural of minority leader: In each of the legislative chambers of the United States Congress—the United States Senate and the House of Representatives—the elected member selected by the members of the political party with the …
- minority reportsplural of minority report: A committee report written by at least two committee members to state their official position on an issue, when those members are in the minority on that issue (not necessarily in the political minority party).
- vocal minorityA small group of people that openly declare their beliefs but have little effect on voting patterns and social behavior.
- minority cabinetsplural of minority cabinet: A minority government.
Compound words 12
- superminorityA voting block which, although it has less than 50% of the vote, has sufficient numbers to prevent any other group from forming a supermajority.
- minoritarianOf, or related to minoritarianism.
- nonminorityOne who is not part of a (sociopolitical) minority.
- minoritaryRelating to a minority.
- minoritizeTo make or treat as a minority.
- antiminorityOpposing an ethnic minority, or ethnic minorities in general.
- minoritiseAlternative spelling of minoritize: To make or treat as a minority.
- minorityhoodThe state of being in a minority.
- minorityismSynonym of minoritarianism: A political structure or process in which a minority segment of a population has a certain degree of primacy in that entity's decision-making.
- neurominorityA group of people who are neurodivergent in a particular way.