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Meanings of minority in English

Portuguese
minorias
Catalan
minoria
Spanish
minoría

Any age prior to the legal age.

minorias
Usage of minority in English
1
Recent elections have given minority parties or individuals the balance of power.
The Irish Times
2
Israel's Arab minority has long suffered from discrimination in the job market.
The Irish Times
3
A disproportionate result was that the Protestant minority would subsequently rule Ireland.
The Irish Times
4
The violence between majority Shi'ites and minority Sunni Arabs threatens civil war.
Reuters
5
The case helped stoke the national debate over policing in minority communities.
Reuters
6
A minority say the rises are entirely the result of natural fluctuations.
Reuters
7
But a minority of companies needed to take action on specific issues.
Wired
8
The toughest cases are often found in low-income, minority communities, he said.
Reuters
9
A less likely alternative to a minority government is a coalition government.
Reuters
10
The minority Conservative government has promised a Parliamentary vote on any extension.
Reuters
11
Mr Sánchez leads a minority government, with just 84 seats in parliament.
Radio NZ
12
Besides, the industry is littered with examples of minority investments gone wrong.
Reuters
13
However, the minority groups felt like their concerns were not being heard.
The South African
14
A sizable minority of Americans continue to think coronavirus concerns are overblown.
Reuters
15
A group of minority shareholders outside the court house welcomed the ruling.
Reuters
16
Bank Rossiya no longer controls an indirect minority stake in either company.
Reuters
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Spanish
minoría
Minority through the time
Minority across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
New Zealand
Common
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