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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Any attempt by Democrats to impeach Trump, however, would be doomed to fail since the party is in the minority in both chambers.
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 23 June 2025
Although Democrats are in the minority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Liccardo said fighting for the bill is crucial to protecting communities like Pacifica.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
With Democrats in the minority in both chambers of Congress and the Trump administration staffed by loyalists aiming to root out public and private dissent, the courts are liberals’ main venue for meaningful opposition to the president.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
But for a week in October 2024 at more than 60 locations in Kentucky, where 95% of the world’s bourbon is produced, white cis males were in the minority.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 23 June 2025
Although Democrats are in the minority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Liccardo said fighting for the bill is crucial to protecting communities like Pacifica.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
With Democrats in the minority in both chambers of Congress and the Trump administration staffed by loyalists aiming to root out public and private dissent, the courts are liberals’ main venue for meaningful opposition to the president.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
But for a week in October 2024 at more than 60 locations in Kentucky, where 95% of the world’s bourbon is produced, white cis males were in the minority.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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“In the minority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20minority. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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