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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Trump’s win and impending return to the White House has rattled Democrats, who also lost control of the Senate and will remain in the minority in the House in the next Congress.
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Tara Suter, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
Readers who read a novel a month or more are well in the minority – 82% of Americans read 10 or fewer books in 2023, according to a YouGov poll.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
McMahon, a left-leaning council member, will be in the minority of one on the Fountain Hills Town Council for at least the next two years.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
While Democrats will remain in the minority when the new Congress convenes next month, a victory would place Ocasio-Cortez in line to chair the powerful Oversight Committee if Democrats retake the House in 2026, halfway through President-elect Donald Trump's term.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Tara Suter, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
Readers who read a novel a month or more are well in the minority – 82% of Americans read 10 or fewer books in 2023, according to a YouGov poll.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
McMahon, a left-leaning council member, will be in the minority of one on the Fountain Hills Town Council for at least the next two years.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
While Democrats will remain in the minority when the new Congress convenes next month, a victory would place Ocasio-Cortez in line to chair the powerful Oversight Committee if Democrats retake the House in 2026, halfway through President-elect Donald Trump's term.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
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“In the minority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20minority. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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