member of a minority (group)

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• Minority group — A minority is a sociological group within a demographic. The demographic could be based on many factors from ethnicity, gender, wealth, power, etc. The term extends to numerous situations, and civilizations within history, despite the misnomer of …   Wikipedia

• minority — /mi nawr i tee, nor , muy /, n., pl. minorities, adj. n. 1. the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole. 2. a smaller party or group opposed to a majority, as in voting or other action. 3. a group… …   Universalium

• minority — mi|nor|i|ty1 [ maı nɔrəti ] noun *** 1. ) count a small number of people or things that are part of a larger group but different in some way from most of the group: There are not many, a tiny minority, who have misbehaved outrageously. minority… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• minority — I UK [maɪˈnɒrətɪ] / US [maɪˈnɔrətɪ] noun Word forms minority : singular minority plural minorities *** 1) [singular] a small number of people or things that are part of a larger group but different in some way from most of the group There are not …   English dictionary

• minority —    those of a different colour or religion from the majority of the population    Not those who choose to go hunting with dogs or lose an election:     . . . the minorities ran the risk of losing others sympathy and support. (Jennings, 1965)… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• minority — noun (plural ties) Usage: often attributive Date: 15th century 1. a. the period before attainment of majority b. the state of being a legal minor 2. the smaller in number of two groups constituting a whole; specifically a group having less than… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Minority influence — Minority influence, a form of social influence, takes place when a minority, like an individual, influences a majority to accept the minority s beliefs or behaviour. There are two types of social influence: majority influence (conformity) and… …   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 ownership — ➔ ownership * * * minority ownership UK US noun [U] ► US a situation in which a business is owned by a member of a minority (= a group whose members are of a different race, or have a different culture or religion to that of most other people in… …   Financial and business terms

• minority-owned — UK US adjective ► US used to describe businesses owned by a member of a minority (= a group whose members are of a different race, or have a different culture or religion to that of most other people in that country): »A quarter of all minority… …   Financial and business terms

• minority business enterprise — UK US noun [C] (US COMMERCE ► a business that is more than fifty percent owned and controlled by a member of a minority (= a group whose members are of a different race, or have a different culture or religion to that of most other people in that …   Financial and business terms