What does "minority" mean?
Minority: State of being less or small. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Additional senses
- 2.The smaller number; -- opposed to Ant: majority; as, the minority must be ruled by the majority.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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