Thesaurus results for MINORITIES

minorities

noun

plural of minority

as in adolescences

the transitional period between childhood and adulthood a teenager during his minority has some of the rights of an adult, but not all

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Recent Examples of minorities Democrats focus on voters in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin — even Fort Worth — and their suburbs, particularly minorities. — Eleanor Dearman updated August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026 Recruitment policies that determine the racial and ethnic makeup of a police force can also significantly affect the relationships between the police and minorities. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 Since then, she has been involved in the creation of several fellowship programs to funnel more women and minorities into aerospace engineering. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 Others asserted that the legal system often had disproportionate effects on the most vulnerable communities — including minorities, low-income people, and disabled people. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 The deportation of Iranians to a country whose government has a pattern of violent persecution against women, religious minorities and political dissidents has drawn significant criticism from human rights activists. — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Research shows that people who hold Christian nationalistic beliefs tend to, on average, also show antipathy toward religious minorities and racial and ethnic minorities, as well as have sexist and anti-democratic attitudes. — Paul Djupe, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 In recent years, the force has become more diverse, with women and racial minorities making up a growing share of recruits. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 In one case, the Administration wanted to place a citizenship question on census forms, claiming that this would somehow help protect minorities’ voting rights. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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