minority group
Americannoun
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minority groups
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of minority group
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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A January integration deal between Damascus and the Kurdish administration crushed Kurdish aspirations for self-rule and still raises concerns for many from the minority group.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
“A minority group of buyers is doing the majority of buying,” said Edmunds’s Yoon.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026
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 ● Jan. 30, 2026
This then allows members of that minority group the ability to elect their chosen representative.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2025
Nationwide, nearly seven out of eight people living in high-poverty urban areas are members of a minority group.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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