major vs minor
Definitions
noun
- British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
Examples
In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally.
You would be hard pressed to find a young captain or major who hadn't flown combat sorties in the area of operations.
In 2005, the Mugabe government launched what it called a slum clearance scheme, that bulldozed major shantytowns, brutally displacing hundreds of thousands of people.
Definitions
adjective
- relatively moderate, limited, or small
- inferior in number or size or amount
- of lesser seriousness or danger
- of lesser importance or stature or rank
- warranting only temporal punishment
noun
- a young person of either sex
verb
- have as one's secondary field of study
Examples
Statutory rape laws were first enacted to protect minors from older predators.
The birth of her son was a minor interruption to her career.
Chile's top constitutional court blocked a government bid to promote the free distribution of the morning-after pill to minors aged 14 and over, dealing a new setback to President Michelle Bachelet.
