in the minority
idiom
: being of a number less than half the total
Opponents of the new law appear to be in the minority.
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The fight came just days before the country’s new President-elect Lai Ching-te is set to take office on Monday with his party in the minority.
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Brie Stimson, Fox News, 17 May 2024
That will inevitably blow back on people who are in the minority and who express protest or dissent in strong terms against whoever’s in power.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
Nursing authority in the C-suite In systems where business executives dominate the highest levels and where health professionals are in the minority, strategies to increase profits too often supersede a patient-first mission of delivering safe care.
—Karen B. Lasater and K. Jane Muir, STAT, 10 May 2024
Republicans, who are in the minority in both the Assembly and Senate in Sacramento, criticized the proposal, and generally called for more spending cuts.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
The three members in the minority, however, did not make the call, hosted by Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who is also the current chairman of CARICOM, several sources said.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
But apparently, being a doctor who doesn't work on vacation puts me squarely in the minority of U.S. physicians.
—Mara Gordon, NPR, 4 May 2024
Joseph said the three sectors now in the minority were involved with a powerful member of Haiti’s private sector to gain the majority on the council with Leblanc.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
Two Republican senators, T.J. Shope and Shawnna Bolick, joined the 14 Democrats in the minority and the bill passed 16-14, over vocal GOP objection.
—Libby Cathey, ABC News, 1 May 2024
Brie Stimson, Fox News, 17 May 2024
That will inevitably blow back on people who are in the minority and who express protest or dissent in strong terms against whoever’s in power.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
Nursing authority in the C-suite In systems where business executives dominate the highest levels and where health professionals are in the minority, strategies to increase profits too often supersede a patient-first mission of delivering safe care.
—Karen B. Lasater and K. Jane Muir, STAT, 10 May 2024
Republicans, who are in the minority in both the Assembly and Senate in Sacramento, criticized the proposal, and generally called for more spending cuts.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
The three members in the minority, however, did not make the call, hosted by Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who is also the current chairman of CARICOM, several sources said.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
But apparently, being a doctor who doesn't work on vacation puts me squarely in the minority of U.S. physicians.
—Mara Gordon, NPR, 4 May 2024
Joseph said the three sectors now in the minority were involved with a powerful member of Haiti’s private sector to gain the majority on the council with Leblanc.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
Two Republican senators, T.J. Shope and Shawnna Bolick, joined the 14 Democrats in the minority and the bill passed 16-14, over vocal GOP objection.
—Libby Cathey, ABC News, 1 May 2024
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