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   mi·nor·i·ty

   /məˈnôrədē/

   noun

   • 1. the smaller number or part, especially a number that is less than half the whole number: "harsher measures for the minority of really serious offenders"
   • ▪ the number of votes cast for or by the smaller party in a legislative assembly: "a blocking minority of 23 votes"
   • ▪ a relatively small group of people, especially one commonly discriminated against in a community, society, or nation, differing from others in race, religion, language, or political persuasion: "minority rights"
   • 2. the state or period of being under the age of full legal responsibility: "intrigues between factions striving to make the king their puppet continued throughout his minority"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in minority (sense 2)): from French minorité or medieval Latin minoritas, from Latin minor ‘smaller’ (see minor).

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