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Minority Group
A collective entity or cohort that when compared to another group (or groups) is assigned a lower status on some scale or standard. The assignment is made by a group outside the minority-defined group and in relation to a different group that is thought to represent or possess a more valued status. The standard on which the minority group designation is made may be based on diverse, even nebulous factors, including those that are biologically, psychologically, and/or sociologically based.