ethnic minorities
plural noun
: people who belong to an ethnic group that is a relatively small part of a population
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Beginning in 1984, exemptions in some areas allowed disabled military veterans, ethnic minorities, and families with one daughter to have a second baby, and in subsequent years officials tweaked the policy.
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Barbara Demick, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
Socially and economically disadvantaged counties and racial and ethnic minorities, for example, were disproportionately impacted.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Brands also struggle to navigate how to best and most authentically support LGBT communities, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and talk about issues like climate change, sustainability, and gender equality.
—Michelle Greenwald, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
However ridiculous claims of civil war may be, Starmer and his government will have to grapple with claims propagated by the far-right that at the root of many of the U.K.’s problems are migrants and ethnic minorities.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
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Barbara Demick, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
Socially and economically disadvantaged counties and racial and ethnic minorities, for example, were disproportionately impacted.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Brands also struggle to navigate how to best and most authentically support LGBT communities, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and talk about issues like climate change, sustainability, and gender equality.
—Michelle Greenwald, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
However ridiculous claims of civil war may be, Starmer and his government will have to grapple with claims propagated by the far-right that at the root of many of the U.K.’s problems are migrants and ethnic minorities.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Ethnic minorities.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnic%20minorities. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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