Minimal definitions built only on uncontested features are almost always incomplete.

Evidence

If one includes only the usual suspects then often one reads of “minimal conceptualizations.” Collier in his various writing talked frequently about minimal conceptualizations of democracy. These minimal conceptualizations more or less explicitly include only the usual suspects, i.e., something we can all agree upon. However, minimal conceptualizations are almost always incomplete and they usually violate the Ideal Type Guideline. — Gary Goertz, Social Science Concepts and Measurement, 497

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines ‘minimal conceptualization’ (Collier) as a definition containing only the usual suspects, and links its cost to the book’s Ideal Type Guideline.