A system of government in which the governing party of a country represents only a small proportion of the overall population.
the end of white minority rule in South Africa
Example sentencesExamples
- They argue that the state is structured to ensure minority rule.
- Whatever weakens them tactically is going to lessen their chances of perpetuating minority rule.
- He lived long enough to see our country freed from the curse of minority rule.
- So we have minority rule in a parliament that is not representative of the people of this country.
- The state is based on minority rule.
- Both were drawn into the struggle against white minority rule.
- It is also enabling the creation of powerful minorities and making governing harder and minority rule easier than ever.
- Last week the country held its third election since white minority rule yielded to multi-racial democracy.
- They don't want people to see what they are really after, which is continued minority rule.
- It is a system of minority rule, like apartheid.