minority voice
Smaller group's opinion
A minority voice is a perspective or opinion held by fewer people within a group, or the expression of views from members of underrepresented communities.
The phrase appears in discussions of inclusion and representation: We need to amplify minority voices in this debate.
It can refer to dissenting opinions generally or specifically to perspectives from marginalized populations.
- underrepresentedInsufficiently present in proportion
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- silencedRendered unable to speak
speaking out · advocacy · protest · civil rights · social justice · unheard · raised fist · grassroots · fringe · activist · oppressed · counterculture · representation · at the table · inclusion · safe space · diverse · alternative
- representationproportional representation, diverse casting, visibility, representation matters, stereotype
- diasporaAfrican diaspora, exiles, Irish diaspora, emigrants, Jewish diaspora
minority voiceconsensus
General group agreement
popular opinion · conventional wisdom · received wisdom · public opinion · common ground
minor, minority, minorities, minors, minoring, minored, minute, minutes, minutia