in the minority

phrase

: being of a number less than half the total

Opponents of the new law appear to be in the minority.

Examples of in the minority in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the top is Carolyn Hugley, the longtime Columbus Democrat who spent more than two decades in the minority and is now poised to become Georgia’s first Black House speaker. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Republicans scheduled both their House and Senate leadership elections for Tuesday, setting up an early test of how the party responds to its losses and whether members can rally around a unified strategy in the minority. — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

After four years in the minority, Democrats finally will have the leverage to force Republicans to negotiate rather than dictate the terms of federal spending. — Thomas Kahn, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

But Democrats in the minority lacked subpoena power or the ability to schedule their own official congressional inquiries. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for in the minority

• exteriority
• inferiority
• superiority
• authority
• majority
• priority
• seniority
• sonority
• sorority