B2 [ S ] a smaller number or part少数
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Because the two main parties have won almost the same number of votes, the minority group holds the key to the result.
The fact that a party can be voted into power by a minority of the electorate calls into question the country's electoral system.
It's a minority of these people who are causing trouble.
Those who want violence are in the minority.
In a minority of cases, a prison sentence is appropriate.
C1 [ C ] any small group in society that is different from the rest because of their race, religion, or political beliefs, or a person who belongs to such a group少数民族;少数派;少数民族人士;少数派人士
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Government by majority rule can be a threat to minority rights.
Human rights activists have accused the country's government of a systematic perpetration of violence against minority groups.
Outraged minority groups will not be placated by promises of future improvements.
They are members of a racial minority.
What are the prospects for overcoming the strife between the Christian minority and Muslim majority?
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