minority group

American  

noun

1. minority.

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Etymology

Origin of minority group

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Sir Geoffrey Nice KC, chair of the Uyghur Tribunal, which is investigating atrocities against the minority group, was also sanctioned, as was Newcastle University academic Jo Smith Finley, whose research focuses on the Uyghurs.

From BBC

Content that appealed to a minority of the audience simply didn’t fit the business model, no matter how enthusiastic and underserved that minority group was.

From The Wall Street Journal

Must a minority group’s “preferred candidate” be of the same race?

From The Wall Street Journal

Sikhs, a religious minority group from India, have become a large part of America's trucking industry, helping to deliver everything from California strawberries to lumber across the country.

From BBC

The BBC is using an alias because her family belongs to an ethnic and religious minority group facing persecution in Afghanistan.

From BBC