minority groups
Smaller demographic segments
Minority groups are populations that differ from a larger dominant group in characteristics like race, ethnicity, religion, language, or national origin.
The term emphasizes relative power and social position rather than strict numerical size—women, though not fewer in number, are sometimes called a minority group due to historical marginalization.
The policy aimed to increase representation of minority groups in higher education.
In American usage, the phrase often refers specifically to racial and ethnic minorities.
- ethnic groupsPopulations sharing cultural ancestry
- raceCompetition of speed
- people of colorNon-white racial groups
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- cultural heritageInherited collective traditions
culture · intersectionality · identity politics · discrimination · hate crimes · voting rights · indigenous peoples · diaspora · inclusion · safe spaces · racial identity · affirmative action · glass ceiling · ethnic enclaves · immigrants · underrepresentation · diversity · racial equity
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- social groupsdemographic groups, community, clan, ethnic groups, age groups
- multiculturalismmulticultural, multiethnic, ethnic diversity, diverse, pluralism
- ethnographyethnic groups, field notes, tribal societies, ethnographies, cultural practices
- Magyar Diasporadual citizenship, Treaty of Trianon
- VietnamVietnam, Saigon, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang
minority groupsruling class
Dominant governing stratum
mainstream · dominant culture · establishment · power elite · the powers that be
group, minor, majority, grouping, minority, minors, minorities, majorities, minored