superminority

词形变化

superminorities 复数 superminorities

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A voting block which, although it has less than 50% of the vote, has sufficient numbers to prevent any other group from forming a supermajority.

  2. 2.

    A minority group that wields disproportionate power.

  3. 3.

    An ethnic minority group that is seen as having outstanding abilities.

  4. 4.

    A member of a minority group who has extraordinary abilities, often one who is identified as a leader and representative of the entire ethnic group.

  5. 5.

    A large minority group that comprises a significant percentage of the population or most of the minority population.

  6. 6.

    Multiple minority groups, seen as a single coalition or group.

  7. 7.

    A person who is a member of multiple minority groups.

词源

From super + minority, variously involving super-'s separate meanings of "above", "more than", "excellent", or "powerful".

来源：wiktionary