The phrase
"minority citizens" refers to a group of people who belong to a smaller or less dominant portion of the population. They may have different characteristics such as race, ethnicity, religion, or nationality compared to the majority of the population in a particular area.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«minority»
«citizens»
Sentences with «minority citizens»
- «America is moving backward, not forward, in its efforts to achieve the full participation of minority citizens in the life and prosperity of the nation,» said Frank H. T. Rhodes, president of Cornell University and chairman of the Com4mission on Minority Participation in Education and American Life. (edweek.org)
- See McDonnell Douglas, 411 U.S. at 800 (stating that the purpose of Title VII was «to eliminate those discriminatory practices and devices which have fostered racially stratified job environments to the disadvantage of minority citizens»). (slaw.ca)
- The same bigoted white officers will be policing the streets and routinely violating citizens» rights, particularly minority citizens, with few if any repercussions. (nystateofpolitics.com)
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