Thesaurus results for MINORITY

minority

noun

mə-ˈnȯr-ə-tē

as in adolescence

the transitional period between childhood and adulthood a teenager during his minority has some of the rights of an adult, but not all

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Recent Examples of minority Zoom in: House Democrats have railed against the change, noting that for the first time in U.S. history the minority party would be restricted from introducing a motion to vacate. —

Andrew Solender, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025 Half the board is appointed by the House speaker and half by the minority party leader. —

Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025 Vrabel’s former Patriots teammate Tom Brady is now a minority owner of the Raiders. —

Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025 The election of 1976 was one of a number of times that a Democratic candidate has emerged with just the right balance of rhetoric and policy promises, uniting just enough white Southern progressives and white moderates in a successful coalition with Black and other minority voters. —

Richard Fausset, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for minority