0 a smaller number or part -- 少数
It's only a tiny minority of people who are causing the problem. 惹麻烦的只是极少数人。
Children with single parents at my school were very much in the minority (= there were very few). 在我的学校里单亲孩子只占极少数。
This section of the bookstore caters for minority interests (= subjects that interest only a few people). 书店的这一专柜主要满足少数读者的兴趣。
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 -- 少数民族；少数派；少数民族人士；少数派人士
Because the two main parties have won almost the same number of votes, the minority group holds the key to the result.
The fact that a party can be voted into power by a minority of the electorate calls into question the country's electoral system.
In a minority of cases, a prison sentence is appropriate.
Government by majority rule can be a threat to minority rights.
Human rights activists have accused the country's government of a systematic perpetration of violence against minority groups.
Outraged minority groups will not be placated by promises of future improvements.
