Word info

under-represented

Speech parts

1. under-represented - Adjective

2. under-represented - Verb

Meaning

under-represented

simple past and past participle of under-represent

under-represented (not comparable)

having inadequate representation.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Aber Valley would be the most under-represented electoral ward (21% above the proposed county average). Source: Internet

But the fact is that several studies conducted all over the world have found that smokers are significantly under-represented among those who have succumbed to coronavirus. Source: Internet

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford. Source: Internet

Last year, it pledged to invest $10 million (£7.6 million) in funds that support women and founders from under-represented backgrounds. Source: Internet

However, African populations remain under-represented in large global genomic databases. Source: Internet

As karsts are under-represented in protected areas – and given the majority of karst-dwelling species are limited to a single site – there is no way of knowing how many species go extinct annually as a consequence. Source: Internet

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