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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Buchalter’s bullish call is in the minority on Wall Street, however.
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 11 July 2025
One advantage of being in the minority is the ability to avoid hard votes.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
Ossoff noted the scenario was unlikely, given Democrats are in the minority.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 1 May 2025
That’s when being analytically inclined was in the minority and being old school was in majority.
—Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 11 July 2025
One advantage of being in the minority is the ability to avoid hard votes.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
Ossoff noted the scenario was unlikely, given Democrats are in the minority.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 1 May 2025
That’s when being analytically inclined was in the minority and being old school was in majority.
—Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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“In the minority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20minority. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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