majority-minority

American  

[muh-jawr-i-tee-mi-nawr-i-tee, muh-jor-i-tee-mi-nor-i-tee, mahy-] / məˈdʒɔr ɪ ti mɪˈnɔr ɪ ti, məˈdʒɒr ɪ ti mɪˈnɒr ɪ ti, maɪ- /

adjective

1. relating to a population in which more than half represent social, ethnic, or racial minorities, and in which fewer members of the more socially, politically, or financially dominant group are represented.

   majority-minority public schools.

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Etymology

Origin of majority-minority

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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majority-minority

The district she selected, Florida’s new 20th, is a plurality-Black and majority-minority district.

From Slate ● May 30, 2026

The law’s text doesn’t mention majority-minority districts and stresses that it doesn’t establish a right to proportional representation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025

The district, which is plurality Asian, is one of the few majority-minority districts in Congress not represented by a Democrat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2024

Lee is expected to emphasize her progressive bona fides and her appeal as a Black woman to the diverse electorate in majority-minority California.

From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

“This issue hit me hard both as a parent of two Black boys, and as a congressman of a majority-minority district in the south,” Carter told the Washington Post in 2022.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2023