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How do you use Superminority in a sentence? See 1 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Superminority meaning

  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. A minority group that wields disproportionate power.
  3. An ethnic minority group that is seen as having outstanding abilities.

Using Superminority

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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. | A minority group that wields disproportionate power. | An ethnic minority group that is seen as having outstanding abilities.

Context around Superminority

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 38 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Superminority

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in the superminority in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

republicans lost key 1×

Common sentence endings:

governor s mansion 1×

Words around Superminority

Just before it in the word index:

supermini 6 supermicro 11 supermen 14 supermemo 3 supermeat 2 supermax 22

Just after it in the word index:

superminx 2 supermodel 137 supermodels 27 supermodule 3 supermodules 2 supermom 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Superminority

  • In this selection, "superminority" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 38 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in the superminority in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "superminority" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with superminority

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Republicans lost key Assembly seats in 2018 that led to them being in the superminority in the Legislature, leaving them with little power to stop legislation backed by Democrats, who control both houses and the governor’s mansion. (38 words)

Longer example sentences

Republicans lost key Assembly seats in 2018 that led to them being in the superminority in the Legislature, leaving them with little power to stop legislation backed by Democrats, who control both houses and the governor’s mansion. (38 words)

Example sentences (1)

Republicans lost key Assembly seats in 2018 that led to them being in the superminority in the Legislature, leaving them with little power to stop legislation backed by Democrats, who control both houses and the governor’s mansion.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "superminority" in a sentence?
An example: "Republicans lost key Assembly seats in 2018 that led to them being in the superminority in the Legislature, leaving them with little power to stop legislation backed by Democrats, who control both houses and the governor’s mansion." This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "superminority" from authentic English texts.
What does "superminority" mean?
Superminority means: 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.
How many example sentences with "superminority" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "superminority", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.