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ethnic minority

British

noun

an immigrant or racial group regarded by those claiming to speak for the cultural majority as distinct and unassimilated

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High levels of distrust in authority in certain communities, including ethnic minority groups and people living in deprived areas, was and is also a factor.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Research carried out by Lammy in 2017, before he was a minister, revealed that juries were particularly trusted by ethnic minority defendants.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

They make up one of Iran's most important non-Persian ethnic minority groups.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

His supporters have attacked other opposition figures online and clashed with the spectrum of ethnic minority opposition groups, who experts say wouldn't accept Pahlavi.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

More than 90 percent of the school’s nine hundred students were black or from an ethnic minority; a fifth of them were the children of immigrants or asylum seekers.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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