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Common collocations with minority in American Collocation

minority noun

US /maɪˈnɔrəti/

large

significant
sizeable
substantial

A sizeable minority of respondents, about 20 per cent, felt that people from other religions were treated better.

small

insignificant
small
tiny

The party represents the interests of a tiny minority of the electorate.

badly or unfairly treated

disadvantaged
oppressed
persecuted
under-represented

Diabetes is a particular threat to disadvantaged minorities in industrialized nations.

with advantages

elite
over-represented
privileged
wealthy

This rotten system only benefits a privileged minority.

aggressive or complaining a lot

militant
vocal
vociferous

The campaign appears to be led by a vociferous minority.

of a particular type

ethnic
linguistic
racial
religious
sexual

The University will especially welcome applications from women and ethnic minorities.

be a minority

be
constitute
represent

The problem of students with such problems varies from institution to institution. But even where they constitute a small minority, it is important that their needs are met.

treat a minority badly or unfairly

discriminate against
exclude
persecute

group

background
community
culture
faction
group
nationality
party
population
sect

Police met with representatives from the many minority groups that make up the community.

believed or held by a minority

faith
opinion
religion
viewpoint

We want to overcome our differences without silencing minority viewpoints.

done, used etc by a minority

interest
language
sport

Minority languages used within the EU include Croatian, Romani, Slovak, Romanian, Serbian and Slovene.

owning a minority of something

holding
shareholding
stake

He will keep a minority stake in the company.