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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Minority

/mīn-ôr'-ət-ē/ · Mi·nor·i·ty · IPA /maɪˈnoɹ.ɪ.ti/
01 n. The state of being a minor, or under age.
pl. Minorities ((#))
  1. 1.
    The state of being a minor, or under age.
  2. 2.
    State of being less or small.[Obs.]
  3. 3.
    The smaller number; -- opposed to majority; as, the minority must be ruled by the majority.
  4. 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.