a Minority Concept coined by philosopher Gilles Deleuze , which defines "majority" according to Domination and not to sheer numerical power - A "dominant minority" would thus be said to be a majority, according to this definition.
the period of a person's life when they are a Minor, before reaching legal adulthood; specifically during such early part of a monarch's reign, a Regent or regency council usually reigns in his/her place.
in a democratically organised (e.g. political) entity, synonym for the official Opposition (defined by not having the majority in the representative assembly)