minority group

American  

noun

• minority groups
  plural

1. minority.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• minority groups
  plural

Etymology

Origin of minority group

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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minority group

She went on to be the UN rights chief, a sensitive role in which she alienated some countries, especially China, which mauled her for reporting on Beijing's alleged abuses of the country's Uyghur minority group.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 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

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

What did this war mean for “Americas tenth man,” the one in ten citizens who were part of the country’s largest minority group?

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly