1 any small group in society that is different from the rest because of their race, religion, or political beliefs, or a person who belongs to such a group: --
2 less than half of a total number or amount; the smaller part of something: --
3 a group of people who share some characteristic by birth that makes their group smaller than some other groups in a society and may cause others to treat them unfairly: --
5 a group of people in a country or area who are of a different race, or have a different culture or religion to that of most other people there: --
What are the prospects for overcoming the strife between the Christian minority and Muslim majority?
Outraged minority groups will not be placated by promises of future improvements.
Human rights activists have accused the country's government of a systematic perpetration of violence against minority groups.
Government by majority rule can be a threat to minority rights.
In a minority of cases, a prison sentence is appropriate.