in the minority
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: being of a number less than half the total
Opponents of the new law appear to be in the minority.
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Both parties have exercised it regularly when in the minority.
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025
Democrats, left in the minority for at least the next two years, tried to summon an opposition but found themselves once again stumbling over each other with so many competing theories about how to blunt the Trump aggressions in any meaningful way.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
Luria is in the minority on Wall Street, keeping a neutral rating while most other analysts rate the XBox maker a buy.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
Taylor's position in the state legislature is a powerful one, even though Democrats are in the minority.
—Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Jan. 2025
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025
Democrats, left in the minority for at least the next two years, tried to summon an opposition but found themselves once again stumbling over each other with so many competing theories about how to blunt the Trump aggressions in any meaningful way.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
Luria is in the minority on Wall Street, keeping a neutral rating while most other analysts rate the XBox maker a buy.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
Taylor's position in the state legislature is a powerful one, even though Democrats are in the minority.
—Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Jan. 2025
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“In the minority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20minority. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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