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Underrepresentation

nounid 5148·updated Aug 28, 2026
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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.

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Entity Type

Vulnerability100%manual revieweval-seeds-v0.4-2026-05-14

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Variants

plural
Underrepresentations
possessive
Underrepresentation's
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Underrepresentations'

Framework definitions

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.)
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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.
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