majority group
Largest social segment
A majority group is the demographic category holding dominant social, political, or economic power in a society—typically but not always the numerically largest group.
The term appears in discussions of social dynamics, discrimination, and power structures: Majority group members often don't notice privileges that minorities lack.
In some contexts, a numerical minority holds majority-group status through historical or institutional power.
- dominantHaving superior influence
- dominant cultureSociety's prevailing belief system
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- cultural hegemonyDominant group's normalized beliefs
power structure · privileged · powerful · elite · old boys club · establishment · ruling class · insiders · in crowd · norm · status quo · conformity · belonging · accepted · social norm · typical · conventional · ruling
- culturesAmerican culture, African culture, Asian culture, British culture, Canadian culture
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- identitiesalter ego, gender, persona, sexuality, alias
majority groupminority group
Subordinate demographic in society
marginalized group · out-group · marginalized community · minority culture · outgroup
major, majority, majorities, group, groups, grouped, grouping, groupings, regroup