| query | If you talk about a m_______ of people or things in a larger group, you are referring to a number of them that forms less than half of the larger group, usually much less than half.If you talk about a minority of people or things in a larger group, you are referring to a number of them that forms less than half of the larger group, usually much less than half. Local authority nursery provision covers only a tiny minority of working mothers. These children are only a small minority. ...minority shareholders. |
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| word | minority |
| full-definition | noun If you talk about a minority of people or things in a larger group, you are referring to a number of them that forms less than half of the larger group, usually much less than half. Local authority nursery provision covers only a tiny minority of working mothers. These children are only a small minority. ...minority shareholders. A minority is a group of people of the same race, culture, or religion who live in a place where most of the people around them are of a different race, culture, or religion. ...the region's ethnic minorities. Students have called for greater numbers of women and minorities on the faculty. A final settlement must respect minority rights. |
| inflections | minorities |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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