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mi'no-, mæi'no-noun (a small number; less than half: Only a minority of people live in the countryside; a racial/political minority.) minoríaminority n minoríatr[maɪ'nɒrɪtɪ]noun (pl minorities)1 minoría2 SMALLLAW/SMALL minoría de edad1 minoritario,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in a minority estar en minoríareligious minority minoría religiosaadj.• minoritario, -a adj.n.• menoría s.f.• minoría s.f.mə'nɔːrəti, maɪ'nɒrɪti1)a) ( smaller number) (+ sing o pl vb) minoría fto be in a/the minority — estar* en minoría
a minority of students share that view — los estudiantes que comparten ese punto de vista son una minoría; (before n) <group, vote> minoritario
2) ( Law) minoría f de edad[maɪ'nɒrɪtɪ]1. N1) (=small number) minoría fonly a small minority of children contract the disease — solo una pequeña minoría de niños contraen la enfermedad
to be in a or the minority — ser minoría, estar en minoría
you're in a minority of one, there! — hum ¡te has quedado más solo que la una!
2) (=community) minoría fethnic minority — minoría f étnica
3) (Jur) (=age) minoría f de edad2. ADJ1) [group, interest, view, government] minoritariominority language — lengua f minoritaria
minority rights — (Pol) derechos mpl de las minorías
2) (Econ)minority interest, minority stake — participación f minoritaria
minority shareholder — accionista mf minoritario
minority shareholding — accionado m minoritario
3) (US)(Pol)Minority Leader — líder mf de la oposición
House Minority Leader — líder mf de la oposición del Congreso
MINORITYSenate Minority Leader — líder mf de la oposición del Senado
Singular or plural verb?
When m inoría is the subject of a verb, the verb can be in the singular or the plural, depending on the context: ► Put the verb in the singular if min ority is seen as a unit rather than a collection of individuals:
A minority should always be respected, however small it may be Una minoría, aunque sea pequeña, debe ser respetada siempre ► If la minoría is seen as a collection of individuals, particularly when it is followed by de + ((plural noun)), the plural form of the verb is more common than the singular, though both are possible:
A minority of agitators want to introduce anarchy Una minoría de agitadores quieren or quiere traer la anarquía ► The plural form must be used when la minoría or la minoría de + ((plural noun)) is followed by ser or estar + ((plural complement)):
Only a minority of the demonstrators were students Solo una minoría de los manifestantes eran estudiantes For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *[mə'nɔːrəti, maɪ'nɒrɪti]1)a) ( smaller number) (+ sing o pl vb) minoría fto be in a/the minority — estar* en minoría
a minority of students share that view — los estudiantes que comparten ese punto de vista son una minoría; (before n) <group, vote> minoritario
2) ( Law) minoría f de edad
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