Meaning & use
underrepresentation
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The state of being insufficiently or disproportionately represented in a group, field, or dataset.
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The study examined the underrepresentation of women in senior leadership roles.
Advocates called for policies to address the underrepresentation of minority voices in media.
A note on using this word
"Underrepresentation" is a key concept in discussions of diversity, statistics, and social equity.
Words with an opposite meaning
overrepresentation
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