as in adolescence
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 minority
Remain vigilant in our name, and in memory of us; recognize when human rights, women’s rights, children’s rights and minority rights are being violated.
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Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Rep Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat, in a statement to CBS News praised the office's work in defusing tensions between minority communities and the government and expressed concern about reports that it would be cut.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2025
Including members of Syria's Alawite, Kurdish, Druze and Christian minorities as well as other Syrians outside Sharaa's Sunni Islamist milieu, the cabinet may help placate Western demands for broader representation, said Radwan Ziadeh, a senior fellow at the Arab Center Washington.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2025
Bill 19-25 also requires that a supermajority of the Council support the change, entrenching minority rule.
—Nick Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Rep Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat, in a statement to CBS News praised the office's work in defusing tensions between minority communities and the government and expressed concern about reports that it would be cut.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2025
Including members of Syria's Alawite, Kurdish, Druze and Christian minorities as well as other Syrians outside Sharaa's Sunni Islamist milieu, the cabinet may help placate Western demands for broader representation, said Radwan Ziadeh, a senior fellow at the Arab Center Washington.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2025
Bill 19-25 also requires that a supermajority of the Council support the change, entrenching minority rule.
—Nick Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Minority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minority. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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