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单词 minoritarian
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minoritariann.adj.

Brit. /mʌɪˌnɒrᵻˈtɛːrɪən/, U.S. /maɪˌnɔrəˈtɛriən/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: minority n., -arian suffix.
Etymology: < minority n. + -arian suffix.
A. n.
A member or supporter of a minority group, esp. in politics; a person who holds a minority view.
ΚΠ
1930 T. Greenidge Degenerate Oxford? Concl. 242 Our 'Varsity..‘is an image of the mighty world’. The most important facts about it..are that the Athletes lead the strenuous life and make the minoritarian's life miserable, that the Æsthetes speak from their very souls and glance under their lids at many people.
1965 Listener 21 Jan. 113/3 The fateful divide in the pre-revolutionary Russian Social-Democratic movement between the Mensheviks (i.e., minoritarians) and the Bolsheviks (i.e., majoritarians).
1993 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Nov. 16/2 He also made a commitment..in which the interests of majoritarians and minoritarians were unusually aligned.
B. adj.
Of a view, belief, etc.: held by a minority of people. Of a person or group: holding a minority view.
ΚΠ
1934 A. J. Toynbee Study of Hist. I. 399 A minoritarian religion..had entrenched itself in the hearts of the Persians as their national religion.
a1968 M. G. S. Hodgson Venture of Islam (1974) I. ii. i. 266 Then such notions became the starting point for speculations about the status..of the minoritarian faithful themselves.
1989 E. Gellner Plough, Sword & Bk. 230 The mood of counter-culture, which may be ephemeral and which is minoritarian, may become more general.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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