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minority
(encz) | minority,menšina n: Zdeněk Brož |
Minority
(gcide) | Minority \Mi*nor"i*ty\, n.; pl. Minorities. [Cf. F.
minorit['e]. See Minor, a. & n.]
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1. The state of being a minor, or under age.
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2. State of being less or small. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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3. The smaller number; -- opposed to majority; as, the
minority must be ruled by the majority.
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4. Those members of a legislature that belong to the
political party which is in the minority in that
institution; as, the bill will pass even if the minority
are strongly opposed.
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minority
(wn) | minority
n 1: a group of people who differ racially or politically from a
larger group of which it is a part
2: being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts;
"when the vote was taken they were in the minority"; "he held
a minority position" [ant: bulk, majority]
3: any age prior to the legal age [syn: minority, nonage]
[ant: legal age, majority] |
MINORITY
(bouvier) | MINORITY. The state or condition of a minor; infancy. In another sense, it
signifies the lesser number of votes of a deliberative assembly; opposed to
majority. (q.v.)
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ethnic minority
(encz) | ethnic minority, n: |
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(encz) | minority,menšina n: Zdeněk Brož |
minority leader
(encz) | minority leader,vůdce menšiny Zdeněk Brož |
historically black colleges and universities/minority institutions
(czen) | Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority
Institutions,HBCU/MI[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
ethnic minority
(wn) | ethnic minority
n 1: a group that has different national or cultural traditions
from the majority of the population |
minority
(wn) | minority
n 1: a group of people who differ racially or politically from a
larger group of which it is a part
2: being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts;
"when the vote was taken they were in the minority"; "he held
a minority position" [ant: bulk, majority]
3: any age prior to the legal age [syn: minority, nonage]
[ant: legal age, majority] |
minority leader
(wn) | minority leader
n 1: leader of the minority party in a legislature |
MINORITY
(bouvier) | MINORITY. The state or condition of a minor; infancy. In another sense, it
signifies the lesser number of votes of a deliberative assembly; opposed to
majority. (q.v.)
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