underrepresentation

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English

Etymology

From under- +‎ representation.

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Noun

underrepresentation (countable and uncountable, plural underrepresentations)

  1. Insufficient or disproportionately low representation.
    Coordinate term: overrepresentation
    We are concerned about the underrepresentation of minorities.

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