mi·nor·i·ty
[məˈnôrədē]
noun
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" · "a minority party"
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" · "representatives of ethnic minorities"
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"
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