What is the meaning of minority?

noun

  • A group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part.
  • Being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts.
    • usage: "when the vote was taken they were in the minority"; "he held a minority position"
  • Any age prior to the legal age.
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