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Minority: 1) In voting, a side with less than half the votes. 2) A term for people in a predominantly Caucasian country who are not Caucasian, including African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, indigenous Americans (Indians), and other people "of color." 3) The period of life under legal age.

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