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BME en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of biomedical engineering.
   alt of biomedical engineering
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of bone marrow examination.
   alt of bone marrow examination
3. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of black and minority ethnic.
   alt of black and minority ethnic
   • But the research found the attitude of individual BME jurors did not alter the overall outcome of the trial. 2007 June 13, Sarah Hall, “Ethnic minority jurors favour black defendants 'to level playing field'”, in The Guardian:
   • "I challenge all my colleagues in the Conservative Party and in Westminster: Don't label me as a BME. I've said that to people in the cabinet. I've said that to civil servants. I think it's patronising and insulting." 2018 March 9, “BME label insulting, says ex-minister Priti Patel”, in BBC:
4. (uncountable) 2-Mercaptoethanol.

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BAME

BME en · PROPN

Meanings

1. British Methodist Episcopal Church.