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

But the deaths of Pretti and Good allowed Democrats in the minority to force a record shutdown of DHS aiming to reform the agency. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 16 July 2026

That may be an issue in the Senate, where Democrats are in the minority and 60 votes are needed to bypass a filibuster. — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Justice Barrett actually sounded kind of sharp, almost scolding, in the opinion in her criticism of the assertions made by the plaintiffs and some of the justices in the minority. — John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 1 July 2026

Yang is in the minority of workers who’ve managed to make a transition. — ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for in the minority

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