"invisible minority" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: invisible minorities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} invisible minority (plural invisible minorities)
  1. A minority group that is not visually recognizable Related terms: visible minority
    Sense id: en-invisible_minority-en-noun-8V8t3zEy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "December 2019 Letters: Boulder’s demographic stagnation; Republicans are funny; an invisible minority Boulder Daily Camera\nYet there is an invisible minority of those with these disorders who, unlike those poster children we think of, pass, for lack of a better word, undetected in our daily lives. It’s likely everyone knows at least one person with autism, dyslexia, or another disorder without knowing it, and because they are an invisible minority, our daily actions affect them far more dramatically."
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