the smaller number or part, especially a number which is less than half the whole number
少数
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harsher measures for the minority of really serious offenders 对少数违规十分严重者的更严厉措施
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[as modifier]
a minority party .少数党。
the number of votes cast for or by the smaller party in a legislative assembly
(议会)少数党得(或投)的票
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a blocking minority of 23 votes. 少数党阻碍(议案)的23票。
a relatively small group of people, especially one commonly discriminated against in a community, society, or nation, differing from others in race, religion, language, or political persuasion
少数民族
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representatives of ethnic minorities 少数民族代表
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[as modifier]
minority rights. 少数民族权利。
[mass noun]the state or period of being under the age of full legal responsibility
未成年,未及法定年龄;未成年身份。
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be (或find oneself )in a minority of one often humorous be the sole person to be in favour of or against something 〈常幽默〉 是孤家寡人;得不到任何支持 -
in the minority belonging to or constituting the smaller group or number 属少数派;占少数的
"late 15th cent. (denoting the state of being a minor): from French