Majority-minority

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a total minority population above 50%. not-comparable, usually

    "Several years ago, the Census Bureau began to predict that the United States would become a majority-minority nation by the 2040s — that African- and Asian-Americans, as well as Latinos, would outnumber non-Hispanic whites."

Example

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"America is moving into a majority-minority future—one that includes Latinos who will always vote Republican."

Etymology

From majority + minority.

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