少数(しょうすう)minority, few

少数(しょうすう)の意見(いけん)も大切(たいせつ)にしましょう。

Let's value the opinions of the minority as well. {minority, few}

賛成(さんせい)が少数(しょうすう)だった提案(ていあん)が否決(ひけつ)された。

The proposal that had few supporters was rejected. {minority, few}

少数(しょうすう)の意見(いけん)よりも多数(たすう)の意見(いけん)の方(ほう)が大切(たいせつ)だ。

The opinion of the majority is more important than that of the minority. {minority, few}

多数(たすう)の意見(いけん)に比(くら)べて少数(しょうすう)の意見(いけん)は無視(むし)されやすい傾向(けいこう)がある。

Compared to the majority opinion, minority opinions tend to be ignored. {minority, few}

日本(にほん)では、少数(しょうすう)だった国際(こくさい)結婚(けっこん)の件数(けんすう)が増(ふ)えつつあるそうです。

It seems that the number of international marriages, which were once a minority in Japan, is increasing. {minority, few}