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Underrepresentation

nouncandidate·updated May 13, 2026

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Framework senses

Underrepresentation1 senseview framework →
§1
when members of discernible groups are not consistently present in representative bodies and among measures of well-being in numbers roughly proportionate to their numbers within the population.
underrepresented1 senseview framework →
§1
inadequately represented. (See note.)