minority

minority (danh từ) nghĩa là vị thế thấp hơn, tuổi vị thành niên.

1. The state or condition of being smaller, inferior, or subordinate to something or someone else; lesserness.Tình trạng nhỏ hơn, yếu thế hơn hoặc phụ thuộc vào người hay vật khác.
2. The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.Tình trạng chưa thành niên; giai đoạn trong đời trước khi trưởng thành.
3. Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.
4. A member of an ethnic minority.
5. A group of people seen as distinct who are subordinated and discriminated against in a society.

• Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.
• The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.