minority

minority
noun
1) Minderheit, die; Minorität, die

in the minority — in der Minderheit

2) attrib. Minderheits[regierung, -bericht]

minority group — Minderheit, die; Minorität, die

minority rights — Minderheitenrechte

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[mi'no-, mæi'no-]
noun (a small number; less than half: Only a minority of people live in the countryside; a racial/political minority.) die Minderheit
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mi·nor·ity
[maɪˈnɒrəti, AM -ˈnɔ:rət̬i]
I. n
1. (the smaller number) Minderheit f, Minorität f geh
in a \minority of cases in wenigen Fällen
\minority holding [or interest] [or stake] ECON Minderheitsbeteiligung f
a \minority of people eine Minderheit
to be in the \minority in der Minderheit sein
to be a \minority of one eine einsame Ausnahme darstellen
2. (racial/ethnic group) Minderheit f
3. LAW Minderjährigkeit f
II. n modifier (interests, party, protection, rights, vote) Minderheiten-
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[maI'nɒrItɪ]
1. n
1) Minderheit f, Minorität f

to be in a or the minority —

the reforms will affect only a small minority of the population — die Reformen werden sich nur auf eine kleine Minderheit in der Bevölkerung auswirken

you are in a minority of one — Sie stehen allein da

2) (JUR) Minderjährigkeit f
2. adj attr
1) Minderheits-

minority group — Minderheit f, Minorität f

minority community — Minderheit f

(ethnic) minority students — Studenten pl, die einer (ethnischen) Minderheit angehören

minority opinion — Minderheitsmeinung f

a minority view — die Ansicht einer Minderheit

minority rights (Pol) — Minderheitenrechte pl

or program (US) (Rad/TV) — Programm, das nur einen kleinen Hörerkreis/Zuschauerkreis anspricht

2) (US POL

= opposition) House/Senate Minority Leader — Oppositionsführer(in) m(f) (im Repräsentantenhaus/Senat)

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minority [maıˈnɒrətı; mı-; US auch -ˈnɑ-] s
1. JUR Minderjährigkeit f, Unmündigkeit f:
he is still in his minority er ist noch minderjährig;
during his minority solange er noch minderjährig war
2. Minderheit f, -zahl f:
minority government POL Minderheitsregierung f;
minority group POL, SOZIOL Minderheitsgruppe f;
minority leader PARL US Fraktionsführer(in) der Minderheitspartei;
minority party POL Minderheitspartei;
minority shareholder (bes US stockholder) WIRTSCH Minderheitsaktionär(in);
you are in a minority of one du stehst allein gegen alle anderen;
be in the (oder a) minority in der Minderheit oder Minderzahl sein
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noun
1) Minderheit, die; Minorität, die

in the minority — in der Minderheit

2) attrib. Minderheits[regierung, -bericht]

minority group — Minderheit, die; Minorität, die

minority rights — Minderheitenrechte


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