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nonmajority

5.6

A group that has fewer than half the people or votes

noun
/nɒnˈməːdʒərɪti/

: minoría

The nonmajority voted against the proposal.

Examples

In the election, the nonmajority parties formed a coalition to influence policy.
The committee ensured that the nonmajority had a chance to present their views.
The nonmajority voiced their concerns during the community meeting.
In this election, the nonmajority is significant.
During the town hall meeting, the nonmajority expressed their concerns about the new policy.
The nonmajority in the voting results demonstrated the diverse opinions within the community.
To ensure fairness, the committee welcomed the input from the nonmajority at the debate.

Synonyms

minority

vsnonmajority

259 2.8

The smaller group that has fewer members or votes

frames the same idea as not exceeding half the total

Antonyms

majority

∞ 2.1

More than half of the people or things in a group

How Many

majority

∞ 2.1

nonmajority

5.6

minority

259 2.8

handful

315 1.0

Surface Forms

nonmajority singular

nonmajorities plural

Morphology

nonmajority = majority (transparent) = non + majority

Formed by adding the productive negating prefix 'non-' to 'majority', so the meaning is directly 'not majority'.

Etymology

The word nonmajority comes from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and majority, from major meaning 'greater', the same root as the word major. As a noun, a nonmajority is a group that is 'not the greater part', so it means a group or votes that do not make up more than half.