in the minority

phrase

: being of a number less than half the total
Opponents of the new law appear to be in the minority.

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That may be an issue in the Senate, where Democrats are in the minority and 60 votes are needed to bypass a filibuster. — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026 Justice Barrett actually sounded kind of sharp, almost scolding, in the opinion in her criticism of the assertions made by the plaintiffs and some of the justices in the minority. — John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 1 July 2026

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in the middle of nowhere
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in the mistaken/erroneous belief that
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