minority group
noun
minority groups
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pluralof minority group.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Pacheco “claims to be an advocate for minority groups, or to somehow have an interest in helping those people,” Bonakdar said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Test scores “add substantially to UC’s ability to predict student success” beyond high school grades, especially for minority groups, the faculty report said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
High levels of distrust in authority in certain communities, including ethnic minority groups and people living in deprived areas, was and is also a factor.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Many pandemic-era efforts to help Black women and other minority groups advance up the corporate ladder have fallen away as companies have retreated from diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
College and university administrators could proudly claim that their institutions had yielded, were open to minority groups.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
