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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Dictionary Results for minority:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
minority
    n 1: a group of people who differ racially or politically from a
         larger group of which it is a part
    2: being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts;
       "when the vote was taken they were in the minority"; "he held
       a minority position" [ant: bulk, majority]
    3: any age prior to the legal age [syn: minority, nonage]
       [ant: legal age, majority]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Minority \Mi*nor"i*ty\, n.; pl. Minorities. [Cf. F.
   minorit['e]. See Minor, a. & n.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. The state of being a minor, or under age.
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   2. State of being less or small. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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   3. The smaller number; -- opposed to majority; as, the
      minority must be ruled by the majority.
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   4. Those members of a legislature that belong to the
      political party which is in the minority in that
      institution; as, the bill will pass even if the minority
      are strongly opposed.
      [PJC]

3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
MINORITY. The state or condition of a minor; infancy. In another sense, it 
signifies the lesser number of votes of a deliberative assembly; opposed to 
majority. (q.v.) 



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