underrepresentation
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6.7
- noun
- /ˌʌndərˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən/
:
subrepresentación
- All of these factors together seem to lead to significant underrepresentation of cult activity.
- underrepresentation of women
- minority underrepresentation
- underrepresentation of Hispanics
Examples
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Benefits notwithstanding, exclusive reliance on the LC programs could lead to homogeneous collections and underrepresentation of certain publishers and topics.
Academic text (2015) -
As far as we can tell, the scientific community is in denial about minority underrepresentation.
Academic text (1995) -
The ARENA victory was thus due in part to the underrepresentation of the Left in the results.
Academic text (1991) -
The underrepresentation of black women is similar to the general underrepresentation of women in Congress and in Brazilian politics generally.
Academic text (1998) -
One problem currently in athletic administration is the underrepresentation of females.
Academic text (1995) -
A diverse population requires diverse methods to identify gifted students accurately and to prevent such underrepresentation.
Academic text (2011) -
The profile of disc golfers illustrated an underrepresentation of women and Black individuals.
Academic text (2013) -
Second, an analysis of political and racial representation highlights the strong underrepresentation of African Brazilians in Congress.
Academic text (1998) -
Nonrandom sampling could result in the underrepresentation of certain subgroups of street-based drug users.
Academic text (2004) -
Last year, I wrote a piece about the underrepresentation of minorities in film and television.
Synonyms
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3.7
Not having many different kinds of people or views in a group
Antonyms
How Represented
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7.2
- Formal
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4.1
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6.7
- US
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7.9
64
4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
underrepresentation = representation (transparent) = under + represent + ation
The prefix 'under' clearly modifies 'representation' to indicate a lesser degree.
Etymology
Underrepresentation starts with under-, which means 'below' or 'not enough', and ends with representation, which means 'showing' or 'speaking for someone'. So it describes a group being 'shown' or included in smaller numbers or less fairly than they should be.