minority

minorité

Groupe qui représente moins de la moitié d’un ensemble plus grand.

En anglais simple : A group that makes up less than half of a larger group.

• Only a minority voted against the plan.
• Women are still in the minority on this team.
• A small minority of customers complained.

Comment l'utiliser : a minority of someone/something (Only a minority of students chose French.); be in the minority (People who opposed the plan were in the minority.)

Contraires : majority

Expressions courantes : a small minority, in the minority, minority of something

membre d’une minorité

Personne appartenant à un groupe ethnique qui possède moins de pouvoir social ou politique.

En anglais simple : A person belonging to an ethnic group with less social or political power.

• The company hired several minorities last year.
• She is the only minority on the board.
• The survey asked minorities about discrimination at work.

Synonymes : minority group member

Expressions courantes : hire a minority, minorities and women

minorité

Période pendant laquelle une personne n’a pas encore l’âge légal pour être adulte.

En anglais simple : The period when someone is legally too young to be an adult.

• A guardian managed his money during his minority.
• The trust covered the whole period of her minority.
• His minority ended when he reached the legal age.

Synonymes : childhood

Contraires : adulthood

Expressions courantes : during someone’s minority, period of minority

minoritaire

Qui concerne un groupe moins nombreux ou moins puissant que les autres.

En anglais simple : Connected with a group that is smaller or has less power than others.

• The school supports minority languages.
• She owns a minority interest in the company.
• Minority groups asked for stronger legal protection.

Contraires : majority

Expressions courantes : minority group, minority rights, minority interest

minoritaire

Qui gouverne sans disposer de plus de la moitié des voix ou des sièges.

En anglais simple : Holding power without having more than half the votes or seats.

• The party formed a minority government.
• A minority administration needs support from other parties.
• The election left the country under minority rule.

Contraires : majority

Expressions courantes : minority government, minority administration, minority rule