superminority

Meanings

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.
4. A member of a minority group who has extraordinary abilities, often one who is identified as a leader and representative of the entire ethnic group.
5. A large minority group that comprises a significant percentage of the population or most of the minority population.
6. Multiple minority groups, seen as a single coalition or group.
7. A person who is a member of multiple minority groups.

Etymology

From super + minority, variously involving super-'s separate meanings of "above", "more than", "excellent", or "powerful".