minority

(mə-nôrˈĭ-tē, -nŏrˈ-, mī-)

1. a. The smaller in number of two groups forming a whole.
   b. A group or party having fewer than a controlling number of votes.
2. a. A racial, religious, political, national, or other group thought to be different from the larger group of which it is part.
   b. A group having little power or representation relative to other groups within a society.
   c. A member of one of these groups. See Usage Note at color.
3. Law The state or period of being under legal age: still in her minority.