The chairman should take the minority opinion into account.
Source: tatoeba (20000)
Minority
/maɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/
Synonyms for "minority" (77 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Determiner(1 words)
a small number
Adjective(1 words)
ethnic outsider
Strong matches (23)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (38)
Noun(14 words)
minorminority groupminority memberminority statusnonagenonmainstreamnot manysmallersmaller partuncommonunderdogsunderrepresentationunderrepresented personunpopular
Adjective(3 words)
minority groupnonagerawnesssappinesssecond fiddlesecond stringsecondarinessservilitysubjectionsubordinacysubordinationsubserviencethe fewthe minoritythird stringundevelopmentunfitnessunripenesswardshipwe happy few
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18 entriesagecategoryconditiondemographiceldfiguregroupgroup memberindividuallegal statusnumberopinionpersonpopulationsocial groupstate
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14 entriesalternative viewdissenting viewethnic minorityethnic minority memberethnic minority statuslinguistic minoritylinguistic minority memberlinguistic minority statusracial minorityracial minority memberracial minority statusreligious minorityreligious minority memberreligious minority status
Collocations
8 entriesethnic minoritylinguistic minorityminority groupminority languageminority opinionminority rightsracial minorityreligious minority
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
6 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
19 total sentences available.
We have to stand up for minority rights.
Source: tatoeba (22903)
Fork-users have historically been in the minority.
Source: tatoeba (34379)
The number of minority seats in the Lower House is rapidly eroding.
Source: tatoeba (266407)
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