- the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.
- a smaller party or group opposed to a majority, as in voting or other action.
- a group in society distinguished from, and less dominant than, the more numerous majority: The ethnic minority was disproportionately affected by the reduction in preventative medical services.
- a racial, ethnic, religious, or social subdivision of a society that is subordinated in political, financial, or social power by the dominant group, without regard to the size of these groups: legislation aimed at providing equal rights for minorities.
- a member of such a group.
- the state or period of being under the legal age of full responsibility.
- of or relating to a minority.
- the smaller in number of two parts, factions, or groups
- a group that is different racially, politically, etc, from a larger group of which it is a part
- the state of being a minor
- the period during which a person is below legal age
- relating to or being a minority
