minority group

American  

noun

1. minority.

---

Etymology

Origin of minority group

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Latino voters need to believe that politicians truly care about their concerns and will work to implement a plan to create equal opportunities for the nation’s largest minority group to achieve the American dream.

From Salon

Victimization doesn’t just happen because a person from a minority group is standing around, there’s almost always a perpetrator.

From Los Angeles Times

In response to these parents, MacAlister said it was a "sign that important parts of the process are not working well enough" but insisted that this was just the experience of a minority group of adopters.

From BBC

Iran is home to an estimated 20-25 million ethnic Azeris, who make up its largest minority group and are concentrated in the north-west along the Azerbaijan border.

From BBC

Kurds make up about nine percent of Iran's population, while the largest minority group is the Azeris, a Turkic people near Azerbaijan, though they are highly integrated in Iranian society.

From Barron's