majority-minority

[muh-jawr-i-tee-mi-nawr-i-tee, muh-jor-i-tee-mi-nor-i-tee, mahy-]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of majority-minority¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

In that lawsuit, they argued the Legislature drew too few majority-minority seats.

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Civil rights groups, individual voters and two Texas Democratic lawmakers argued that the map dismantled multiple majority-minority and coalition districts.

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But they obliterated majority-minority “coalition” districts through the classic technique of a brazen racial gerrymander.

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The practical effect is that states face pressure from courts to create as many majority-minority districts as demographic and geographic conditions allow—approaching proportional representation, despite Section 2’s disclaimer, and often absent a significant risk of intentional discrimination.

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As Mr. Mooppan suggested, it could bar vote-dilution claims when states’ refusal to create an additional majority-minority district is motivated by partisan considerations, not race.

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