{
    "term": "minority",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the smaller part of a group; less than half of the people or things in a large group",
            "sensetop": "among a/the minority",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only a **tiny minority** of products is/are affected."
                },
                {
                    "text": "For a minority, the decision was a disappointment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That's very much a minority view."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Minority interest groups have gained disproportionate influence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You are definitely among the minority.",
                    "contextForm": "among a/the minority"
                },
                {
                    "text": "minority shareholders in the bank"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to have a minority stake in a company"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a sizeable minority of the population"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the view of a small but vocal minority"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Social issues"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["large", "significant", "sizeable"],
                "verb + minority": ["belong to", "discriminate against", "target"],
                "minority + noun": ["opinion", "view", "rights"],
                "preposition": [
                    "among a/​the minority",
                    "from a/​the minority",
                    "in a/​the minority"
                ],
                "phrases": ["only a minority"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a small group within a community or country that is different because of race, religion, language, etc.",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the rights of **ethnic/racial minorities**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a large German-speaking minority in the east of the country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "persecuted/oppressed minorities"
                },
                {
                    "text": "minority languages"
                },
                {
                    "text": "minority neighborhoods *(= where no or few white people live)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "minority groups/populations/leaders"
                },
                {
                    "text": "people from ethnic minorities"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many religious minorities fear their beliefs will be ignored."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We welcome applicants from minority groups."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["People in society"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["large", "significant", "sizeable"],
                "verb + minority": ["belong to", "discriminate against", "target"],
                "minority + noun": ["opinion", "view", "rights"],
                "preposition": [
                    "among a/​the minority",
                    "from a/​the minority",
                    "in a/​the minority"
                ],
                "phrases": ["only a minority"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the state of being under the age at which you are legally an adult",
            "labels": "(law)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When his minority ended he had to fight to reclaim his property."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to form less than half of a large group",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Men are in the minority in this profession."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are in the minority on this issue."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be the only person to have a particular opinion or to vote a particular way",
            "labels": "(often humorous)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/maɪˈnɒrəti/",
                "audio": "mi/minority/minority__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/maɪˈnɔːrəti/",
                "audio": "mi/minority/minority__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 15th cent. (in sense (3)): from French minorité or medieval Latin minoritas, from Latin minor ‘smaller’."
}