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Collocations for minority - noun

ADJECTIVE

large, significant, sizeable, substantial
small, tiny
growing
distinct
visible
vocal, vociferous
the view of a small but vociferous minority
cultural, ethnic, linguistic, national, racial, religious, sexual
Arab, Christian, etc.
black, white
oppressed, persecuted
poor
under-represented

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VERB + minority

belong to
discriminate against
target

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minority + NOUN

opinion, view
rights
issues
community, group, neighborhood (AmE)
population
culture
applicant, children, family, student, etc.
Qualified minority applicants are highly sought after.
language
government, party

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PREPOSITION

among a/the minority
You are definitely among the minority.
from a/the minority
people from ethnic minorities
in a/the minority
We are in the minority on this issue.
minority of
a sizeable minority of the population

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PHRASES

only a minority
Only a tiny minority of products are affected.

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