underrepresentation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English representation English underrepresentation From under- + representation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Insufficient or disproportionately low representation.
We are concerned about the underrepresentation of minorities.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underrepresentations | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| under-representation | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (5)
fi aliedustus (Translations) · el υποεκπροσώπηση (Translations) · fr sous-représentation (Translations) · pl niedoreprezentacja (Translations) · nl ondervertegenwoordiging (Translations)