[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.", "a smaller party or group opposed to a majority, as in voting or other action.", "a group in society distinguished from, and less dominant than, the more numerous majority:The ethnic minority was disproportionately affected by the reduction in preventative medical services.", "a racial, ethnic, religious, or social subdivision of a society that is subordinated in political, financial, or social power by the dominant group, without regard to the size of these groups:legislation aimed at providing equal rights for minorities.", "a member of such a group.", "the state or period of being under the legal age of full responsibility.Synonyms: girlhood , boyhood , childhood"]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["of or relating to a minority."]}]