“In Japan, non-Japanese ethnicities are the majority.”
Usage Entry 1177 / 1350 60-second read
Minority vs. Majority
The smaller group versus the larger group in a context.
The comparisoni
“In Japan, non-Japanese ethnicities are a minority — the majority are ethnic Japanese.”
The ruleii
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MINORITY = smaller. MAJORITY = larger.
MINORITY is the smaller group relative to a specific setting — it's contextual, not absolute. MAJORITY is the larger. A global majority can be a local minority and vice versa. In policy contexts, "minority" often denotes historically marginalised groups.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Context decides who's minority.