A minority group is a social group that has significantly less power or representation than the majority of the population. The term 'minority group' can refer to a variety of different groups, including ethnic, racial, religious, and gender-based groups. In the context of this crossword, the solutions are SECT (4 letters), TEENS (5 letters), and ADOLESCENTS (11 letters). A SECT is a small religious group that is typically considered to be outside of mainstream society. Teens are young people between the ages of 13 and 19, while ADOLESCENTS are young people between the ages of 10 and 19. All three of these terms refer to minority groups in some way, as they are all groups of people who are not part of the majority population.