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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Senate Republicans have been divided on how to best influence the process from their relatively powerless position in the minority; some have agitated for an opportunity to hold Democrats accountable for the record-breaking levels of migration at the southern U.S. border.
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Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
The three justices in the minority — Justices Renatha Francis, Jamie R. Grosshans and Meredith L. Sasso — also directly addressed fetal rights in separate dissents.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
That puts them in the minority of counties in the country.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
But Michigan Democrats’ political fortunes were tanking, destining her to a legislative career in the minority.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
The new maps present a huge opportunity for Democrats to gain more power in the Legislature, after being deep in the minority under maps that produced large Republican majorities.
—Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2024
In 2015, several dozen House Republicans bucked party leaders to join with Democrats, who were in the minority, to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024
Yoon won the 2022 presidential election, but his PPP is in the minority in parliament, which is controlled by the rival DP.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2024
Republicans may be in the minority in both the Senate and House, but borrowing bills require a three-fifths majority to pass.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2024
Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
The three justices in the minority — Justices Renatha Francis, Jamie R. Grosshans and Meredith L. Sasso — also directly addressed fetal rights in separate dissents.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
That puts them in the minority of counties in the country.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
But Michigan Democrats’ political fortunes were tanking, destining her to a legislative career in the minority.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
The new maps present a huge opportunity for Democrats to gain more power in the Legislature, after being deep in the minority under maps that produced large Republican majorities.
—Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2024
In 2015, several dozen House Republicans bucked party leaders to join with Democrats, who were in the minority, to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024
Yoon won the 2022 presidential election, but his PPP is in the minority in parliament, which is controlled by the rival DP.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2024
Republicans may be in the minority in both the Senate and House, but borrowing bills require a three-fifths majority to pass.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2024
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