in the minority
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: being of a number less than half the total
Opponents of the new law appear to be in the minority.
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Already, some Democrats are suggesting the hardline opposition ultimately does more harm than good, with a shutdown fight unwinnable for a party in the minority against a unified GOP majority.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
His Democratic party, however, is in the minority in both chambers of Congress.
—Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
President elect-Trump’s election victory and impending return to the White House has rattled Democrats, who also lost control of the Senate in the 2024 elections and remain in the minority in the House in the 119th Congress.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
But growing research shows those are in the minority.
—Joshua Coleman, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2025
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
His Democratic party, however, is in the minority in both chambers of Congress.
—Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
President elect-Trump’s election victory and impending return to the White House has rattled Democrats, who also lost control of the Senate in the 2024 elections and remain in the minority in the House in the 119th Congress.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
But growing research shows those are in the minority.
—Joshua Coleman, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2025
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“In the minority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20minority. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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