minority

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mi·nor·ity AW [minority minorities] BrE [maɪˈnɒrəti] NAmE [maɪˈnɔːrəti] noun (pl. mi·nor·ities)
1. singular + singular or plural verb the smaller part of a group; less than half of the people or things in a large group
•Only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days.
• For a minority, the decision was a disappointment.
•minority shareholders in the bank
Opp: ↑majority
2. countable a small group within a community or country that is different because of race, religion, language, etc
•the rights of ethnic/racial minorities
•minority languages
•a large German-speaking minority in the east of the country
• (NAmE) The school is 95 per cent minority (= 95 per cent of children are not white Americans but from different groups).
• (NAmE)minority neighborhoods (= where no or few white people live)
3. uncountable (law)the state of being under the age at which you are legally an adult
• When his minority ended he had to fight to reclaim his property.
Idioms: ↑in a minority ▪ ↑in a minority of one

Word Origin:
late 15th cent. (in sense 3): from French minorité or medieval Latin minoritas, from Latin minor ‘smaller’.

Collocations:
Race and immigration
Prejudice and racism
experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-semitism
face/suffer persecution/discrimination
fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution
constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
be biased/be prejudiced against (especially BrE) black people/(both especially NAmE) people of color/African Americans/Asians/Africans/Indians, etc.
discriminate against minority groups/minorities
perpetuate/conform to/fit/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype
overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially NAmE) race prejudice
entrench/perpetuate racist attitudes
hurl/shout (especially BrE) racist abuse; (especially NAmE) a racist/racial/ethnic slur
challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
combat/fight (against)/tackle blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism
Race and society
damage/improve (especially BrE) race relations
practise/ (especially US) practice (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation
bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
encourage/promote social integration
outlaw/end discrimination/slavery/segregation
promote/embrace/celebrate cultural diversity
conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
live in a multicultural society
attack/criticize multiculturalism
fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality
perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality
introduce/be for/be against (BrE) positive discrimination/(especially NAmE) affirmative action
support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement
Immigration
control/restrict/limit/encourage immigration
attract/draw a wave of immigrants
assist/welcome refugees
house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers
smuggle illegal immigrants into the UK
deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers
assimilate/integrate new immigrants
employ/hire migrant workers
exploit/rely on (cheap/illegal) immigrant labour/(especially US) labor
apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied (full) citizenship
have/hold dual citizenship

Example Bank:
•Only a tiny minority of products are affected.
•Qualified minority applicants are highly sought after.
•We are in the minority on this issue.
•You are definitely among the minority.
•a sizeable minority of the population
•people from ethnic minorities
•the view of a small but vociferous minority