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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Significant shakeups are possible if Republicans are in the minority.
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Juliegrace Brufke, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
He’s risen through the ranks in House Democratic leadership, becoming assistant Democratic leader earlier this year in the minority party caucus.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2024
Vance, elected to the Senate in 2022, has a relatively short dossier in public life; no one expects a first-term lawmaker in the minority party to have much of an impact.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
In New York, mortgages can take years to foreclose because New York is in the minority of states that always require judicial proceedings to foreclose.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Juliegrace Brufke, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
He’s risen through the ranks in House Democratic leadership, becoming assistant Democratic leader earlier this year in the minority party caucus.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2024
Vance, elected to the Senate in 2022, has a relatively short dossier in public life; no one expects a first-term lawmaker in the minority party to have much of an impact.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
In New York, mortgages can take years to foreclose because New York is in the minority of states that always require judicial proceedings to foreclose.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 26 Sep. 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 Nov. 2024.
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