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- noun Plural form of
minority .
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Examples
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And I use the term minorities after much thought, where for me the minorities include not just those belonging to numerically small communities that have ethnic identifications.
Kafila 2010
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Could it be that what pertains when one would refuse service to minorities is the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, not the First Amendment (BTW, you might want to start your posts, “IANAL ...”).
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Activist Government” and the Rights of Minorities 2010
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The hope of these minorities is that a fissiparous Pakistan, with its history of dysfunctional civilian and military governments, will give way in the fullness of time to a sprawling Greater India, thus liberating Baluchistan to pursue its destiny as a truly autonomous region.
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Majorities consistently think climate change is real and we ought to do something, but only thin minorities say they are actual doing something themselves, or would accept changes that might cost them anything.
David Ropeik: Solving Climate Change Is a Psychological Challenge -- Some Solutions David Ropeik 2010
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The hope of these minorities is that a fissiparous Pakistan, with its history of dysfunctional civilian and military governments, will give way in the fullness of time to a sprawling Greater India, thus liberating Baluchistan to pursue its destiny as a truly autonomous region.
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As a matter of world history, the record of “activist government” with regard to minorities is evenworse.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Activist Government” and the Rights of Minorities 2010
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The rate of homeownership amongst minorities is below 50 percent.
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As a matter of world history, the record of “activist government” with regard to minorities is even worse.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Activist Government” and the Rights of Minorities 2010
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To talk about ‘net social costs’ in the context of marginalized minorities is tone-deaf.
The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar 2010
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As a matter of world history, the record of “activist government” with regard to minorities is even worse.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Activist Government” and the Rights of Minorities 2010
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