ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MINORITY
From Medieval Latin minōritās, from Latin minor.
WHAT DOES MINORITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of minority in the English dictionary
The first definition of minority in the dictionary is the smaller in number of two parts, factions, or groups. Other definition of minority is a group that is different racially, politically, etc, from a larger group of which it is a part. Minority is also the state of being a minor.
10 QUOTES WITH «MINORITY»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
minority.
What's a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority.
The fact is that seven per cent of the global population emits 50 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, and the proportions are the same for the use of energy and raw materials, meat, wood, etc. Simply put, an infinitesimal minority consumes the most and imposes damage on the overwhelming majority, while asking it to change.
In the same way that Occupy Wall Street forever elevated that concept of income inequality, the Black Lives Matter protesters have elevated the idea of inequity in policing as it relates to minority communities.
The very purpose of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution is to protect minority rights against majority voters. Every court decision that strikes down discriminatory legislation, including past Supreme Court decisions, affirming the fundamental rights to marry the person you love, overrules a majority decision.
When you use the term minority or minorities in reference to people, you're telling them that they're less than somebody else.
That's what the Senate is about. It's the last bastion of minority rights, where a minority can be heard, where a minority can stand on its feet, one individual if necessary, and speak until he falls into the dust.
I voted for the Defense of Marriage Act but I do not believe we should institutionalize a form of discrimination against any minority by amending the Constitution.
The danger of leaving overwhelming wealth and power in the grasp of a small minority is a lesson that leaders such as ousted Tunisian president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak have learned a little too late, as the demonstrations across the Arab world indicate.
If you're black in this country, if you're a woman in this country, if you are any minority in this country at all, what could possibly possess you to vote Republican?
If there is a nuclear tactic being used here, I submit it is the use of that obstruction where a willful minority blocks a bipartisan majority from voting on the President's judicial nominees.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MINORITY»
Discover the use of
minority in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
minority and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Justifications of
Minority Protection in International Law
1993-1995.
Athanasia Spiliopoulou Åkermark, 1997
2
THE
MINORITY RIGHTS REVOLUTION
In the first book to take a broad perspective on this wide-ranging and far-reaching phenomenon, Skrentny exposes the connections between the diverse actions and circumstances that contributed to this revolution.
John David Skrentny, 2002
3
Minority Government and Majority Rule
Examines minority governments to show they are not exceptional or unstable.
4
China's National
Minority Education: Culture, Schooling, and ...
This volume focuses on policies and practices in the education of China's national minorities with the purpose of assessing the goals and impact of state sponsored education for China's non-Han people's.
Gerard A. Postiglione, 1999
5
Minority Business Success: Refocusing on The American Dream
The beginning of this book summarizes demographic changes in America and shows why it's in the national interest to foster the survival, prosperity, and growth of minority-owned businesses.
Leonard Greenhalgh, James Lowry, 2011
Now, fifty years after Mencken’s death, the Johns Hopkins University Press announces The Buncombe Collection, newly packaged editions of nine Mencken classics: Happy Days, Heathen Days, Newspaper Days, Prejudices, Treatise on the Gods, On ...
7
Contemporary
Minority Nationalism
'latest twist of the dialectic' is in respect of the interplay with political power; further
light is thereby thrown on their respective political and ideological natures, and
thus of minority nationalism's potentialities in general in this sense. We think that
...
8
Handbook of Research on Ethnic
Minority Entrepreneurship: A ...
The answer is unequivocally yes! A further comment on the content of the book should probably reassure potential readers and buyers of the book. . . This collection is undoubtedly rich, creative and varied in many respects.
9
Minority and Group Rights in the New Millennium
The role of education.
Deirdre Fottrell, Bill Bowring, 1999
10
Minority Rights, Majority Rule: Partisanship and the ...
Minority Rights, Majority Rule seeks to explain why majority parties have consistently been so powerful in the U.S. House of Representatives while minorities often prevail in the Senate.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MINORITY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
minority is used in the context of the following news items.
20 ways Bernie Sanders has stood up for civil and minority rights
But the truth is, Sanders has a 50-year history of standing up for civil and minority rights, as he told the attendants of Netroots Nation after he ... «Salon, Jul 15»
Minority Business Symposium's Goal to Reduce Crime
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – One goal of the Mokan Minority Business and Workforce Symposium is to reduce crime in St. Louis, says the events ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
Portsmouth economic panel weighs policy change to attract minority …
The city's Economic Development Authority debated Tuesday the impact of a likely change to the procurement policy to attract more minority ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
Myanmar govt resume talks with minority groups to end six decades …
The Myanmar government and armed ethnic minority groups resumed critical talks today to reach a nationwide ceasefire agreement that would ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
Scottish police 'failing' ethnic minority officers
It has also told MSPs that black and minority ethnic (BME) officers are reluctant to speak out because of “a fear of repercussions”. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
Govt will plunge country into recession — Minority
The Minority in Parliament has expressed pessimism about Ghana's economic outlook and said the measures being pursued by the ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
Minority shareholders hit back at Enoc in battle for Dragon Oil
The battle for Dragon Oil intensified as some of the company's largest minority shareholders hit back at the majority owner, Emirates National ... «The National, Jul 15»
Edward T. Rincón: Room to improve women, minority contracting
The legal case might have far-reaching implications for the manner in which minority- and women-owned enterprise programs are ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
Share “Let's respect the civil rights of our...”
The civil rights of a large minority — people with disabilities, or one in six Oklahomans — often go overlooked, Harlan said. “It's all about civil ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
Minority Report: 8 things to expect from the futuristic new TV show
One of the most intriguing upcoming new shows has to be Fox's small screen adaptation of Minority Report, so we were very interested to see ... «Digital Spy, Jul 15»
