minority parties
Lesser legislative factions
Minority parties are political parties that hold fewer seats than the majority party in a legislature.
In two-party systems like the United States, the minority party is the opposition; in multiparty systems, several minority parties may exist alongside a ruling coalition.
The minority parties formed an alliance to block the bill.
- parliamentary oppositionMinority parties contesting government
- hung parliamentNo single party majority
- electoral thresholdMinimum vote share required
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- balance of powerEqual distribution of influence
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