underrepresentation

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Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *-tér
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *h₂én
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi
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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-
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English presentation
English representation
English underrepresentation

    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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