Deeper Dive: minority
minority
noun pl. Minorities (#). [Cf. F. minorité. See Minor, adjective or noun]
1. The state of being a minor, or under age.
2. State of being less or small. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
3. The smaller number; – opposed to majority; as, the minority must be ruled by the majority.
-- Webster's unabridged 1913
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