as in adolescences
the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
a teenager during his minority has some of the rights of an adult, but not all
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Recent Examples of minorities
The recently formed Racial Disparities Review Committee comes nearly 13 years after a federal judge ruled that the stop-and-frisk tactics of the nation’s largest police force violated the constitutional rights of minorities.
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Under Hegseth, however, nearly two dozen top officers have been fired or sidelined, many of whom are women or minorities, with no public explanation of such radical disruptions.
—Steven Beynon, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
The agency that runs the program enacted emergency rules removing women and minorities from the program, but four business owners and a trade association sued.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Within the law, disadvantaged students are defined as those students who are English learners, minorities, students with disabilities, homeless children and youth, children and youth in foster care, and migrant students.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Orbán used his supermajority to consolidate power, weaken the independence of the country’s courts, change the election system and restrict the rights of some minorities.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Rewarding or punishing officers based on race, gender, or perceived political loyalty to Trump could also aid the administration’s larger project of undermining the claims of women and ethnic and religious minorities to equal treatment under the law in other parts of American society.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
The Islamicate or governing bodies found virtue in protecting minorities.
—Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Democrats warned that proposed GOP voting restrictions — stricter ID requirements and mail-voting limits — would disenfranchise millions of voters, including minorities and elderly.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Under Hegseth, however, nearly two dozen top officers have been fired or sidelined, many of whom are women or minorities, with no public explanation of such radical disruptions.
—Steven Beynon, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
The agency that runs the program enacted emergency rules removing women and minorities from the program, but four business owners and a trade association sued.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Within the law, disadvantaged students are defined as those students who are English learners, minorities, students with disabilities, homeless children and youth, children and youth in foster care, and migrant students.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Orbán used his supermajority to consolidate power, weaken the independence of the country’s courts, change the election system and restrict the rights of some minorities.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Rewarding or punishing officers based on race, gender, or perceived political loyalty to Trump could also aid the administration’s larger project of undermining the claims of women and ethnic and religious minorities to equal treatment under the law in other parts of American society.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
The Islamicate or governing bodies found virtue in protecting minorities.
—Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Democrats warned that proposed GOP voting restrictions — stricter ID requirements and mail-voting limits — would disenfranchise millions of voters, including minorities and elderly.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Minorities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minorities. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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