Noun : legislation aimed at providing equal rights for minorities. From Dictionary.com.
Now attacking minorities is akin to the civil righ. From Wordnik.com. [12/15/2004] Reference
You label minorities who lost jobs because of plant closings. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
The rate of homeownership amongst minorities is below 50 percent. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Fifty-five years after Brown v. Board, Mississippi county schools ordered to stop school segregation.] Reference
But the greater acceptance of minorities is a change, and a damned big one. From Wordnik.com. [Agendas And Gay Marriage] Reference
We have a Constitution that protects minorities from the tyranny of the majority. From Wordnik.com. [Natl. Poll: More favor than oppose Arizona immigration law] Reference
But minorities within minorities aren't responsible for legislating; majorities are. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: A Solid Speech, but the Policy Has to Work] Reference
Now attacking minorities is akin to the civil rights struggle of the 50s and the 60s by on. From Wordnik.com. [12/15/2004] Reference
To talk about ‘net social costs’ in the context of marginalized minorities is tone-deaf. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar] Reference
The property of religious, linguistic and caste-based minorities is immediately less secure. From Wordnik.com. [No Property Rights, No Peace] Reference
A lot of the reduced education in minorities and the poor are also linked with poor nutrition. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » The Quiet Crisis: Major Achievement Gaps Between Minority and White High School Graduates] Reference
Particularly, when the issue is how to protect minorities from the majority, as discussed here. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Conservatives and Initiatives] Reference
Rights protect minorities from the tyranny of the majority and are upheld despite majority opposition. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Conservatives’ Unhinged Attacks on Nancy Pelosi] Reference
It also seems to me that racism against Asian minorities is less spoken of than other types of racism. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference
Same-sex marriage passed despite the objections of certain minorities, because it represents Canadian values. From Wordnik.com. [sharia] Reference
As a matter of world history, the record of “activist government” with regard to minorities is evenworse. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » “Activist Government” and the Rights of Minorities] Reference
As a matter of world history, the record of “activist government” with regard to minorities is even worse. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » “Activist Government” and the Rights of Minorities] Reference
But assigning work to women or minorities simply because they are women and/or minorities is equally deplorable. From Wordnik.com. [Sex and the single Marvel super heroine | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment] Reference
The whole thing comes down to this illusion that "society" somehow prevents success in minorities which it does not. From Wordnik.com. [The All Blacks Are Coming] Reference
It was illegal (though how well enforced, I dont know) to sell land to certain minorities outside of certain zones. From Wordnik.com. [Jamie Ford - An interview with author] Reference
Another way of realizing that principle for the ethnic islands, for the national minorities, is self-government, autonomy. From Wordnik.com. [Nothing Quiet on the Eastern FrontPost-Communist Europe and the New Historical Era] Reference
His increased enrollment of minorities is laudable, but his cuts in non-need-based aid are not as charitable as he suggests. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to the Editor] Reference
"That sends a positive message that they have promoted minorities to the top or brought in minorities into their senior ranks," he says. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - How to find a diversified employer] Reference
So the notion of the Brits as warm and fuzzy hosts of their newly-arrived Asian, African, and Caribbean minorities is not quite accurate. From Wordnik.com. [Oxford Must Reject Islamic Call To Prayer – Update « Unambiguously Ambidextrous] Reference
Scapegoating minorities is an American tradition and a patriotic duty; just ask the patriots that tossed all that tea into Boston Harbor. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » UPDATE: The National Anthem At Bush’s First Inaugural] Reference
Americans - the ones I grew up calling "minorities" - will together form more than half the population. From Wordnik.com. [statesman.com - Highschool] Reference
But what about where the minorities are a majority?. From Wordnik.com. [Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com] Reference
And in 30 to 40 years, the minorities will be the majority. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 28, 2009] Reference
In the sense the minorities will be the minority so the face of America is changing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 4, 2008] Reference
So, the face of the U.S. population changing, and soon the minorities will be the majority. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2009] Reference
And this identity calls minorities to an anticonservative orientation to American politics. From Wordnik.com. [Why the GOP Can't Win With Minorities] Reference
The condition and well being of the minorities is a critical measure of the functioning of our democracy. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
There are many examples of credible candidates from so-called minorities gaining office on their own merits - see. From Wordnik.com. [NZ On Screen] Reference
The so called minorities in these areas have rallied behind the ANC as their vehicle for the improvement of their lives. From Wordnik.com. [ANC HAILS LANDSLIDE VICTORY IN DURBAN METRO BY-ELECTION] Reference
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