Minority group

The term "minority group" has different meanings, depending on the context. According to common usage, it can be defined simply as a group in society with the lowest number of individuals, or less than half of a population. Usually a minority group is disempowered relative to the majority, and that characteristic lends itself to different applications of the term minority.

Extends: [Voting theory](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Voting theory), Minorities, [Human rights](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Human rights), [Disability rights](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Disability rights), [Women's rights](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Women's rights)