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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He also said that as a member of a minority group, the Druze, he had been obliged to follow orders.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Although influential in certain conservative circles, it remains a minority group within the Roman Catholic Church and its roughly 1.3 billion faithful.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
“A minority group of buyers is doing the majority of buying,” said Edmunds’s Yoon.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026
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 ● Mar. 25, 2026
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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