Collocations for minority - noun
ADJ.
large, significant, sizeable, substantial | small, tiny | vociferous
the view of a small but vociferous minority
the view of a small but vociferous minority
ethnic, national, racial, religious | oppressed, persecuted
VERB + MINORITY
belong to | discriminate against
MINORITY + NOUN
opinion, view | community, group | government
PREP.
among a/the ~
You are definitely among the minority.
You are definitely among the minority.
from a/the~
people from ethnic minorities
people from ethnic minorities
in a/the ~
We are in the minority on this issue.
We are in the minority on this issue.
~ of
a sizeable minority of the population
a sizeable minority of the population
PHRASES
only a minority
Only a tiny minority of holidays are affected.
Only a tiny minority of holidays are affected.