underrepresented
adjective
un·der·rep·re·sent·ed
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Definition of underrepresented
: inadequately represented
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Other Words from underrepresented
underrepresentation
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Examples of underrepresented in a Sentence
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By spreading out admissions to the entirety of the city’s middle schools, many of which are overwhelmingly black and Latino, enrollment of underrepresented minorities was projected to go from its current 10 percent to nearly 50 percent. — New York Times, "Where Does Affirmative Action Leave Asian-Americans?," 30 Aug. 2019 Beyond women, the biotech industry is also courting underrepresented minorities. — Isabella Tran, BostonGlobe.com, "State’s biotech industry aims to spark girls’ interest in science long before high school," 27 Aug. 2019 One reason for the disparity, regents were told, is that, on average, underrepresented minorities take longer to graduate. — Los Angeles Times, "Incoming UC students could see a tuition hike under new proposal," 18 July 2019 In the current school year, one in five students were in rural areas, and underrepresented minorities and girls accounted for one in three students. — David D. Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin needs more kids to take computer science. Can a Microsoft program help make that happen?," 6 June 2019 Campuses that have implemented race-neutral admissions policies have seen dramatic declines in enrollment of underrepresented minorities. — Charlotte West, Teen Vogue, "What You Need to Know about Race and College Admissions," 27 Sep. 2018 Still, despite its commitment to diversity, the school has struggled to get more underrepresented minorities into the profession. — Katherine Long, The Seattle Times, "UW picks former Navy lawyer with big personality to lead law school," 4 Sep. 2018 Silicon Valley companies in the past couple of years have begun documenting the racial breakdown of their workforces, which has shown a fairly dismal picture with minorities and women underrepresented. — Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, "Uber to settle discrimination case for $10 million," 27 Mar. 2018 The goal of the grant is to increase the enrollment and graduation rates of academically high-performing students who have demonstrated financial need, particularly among first generation college students and underrepresented minorities. — Karen Farkas, cleveland.com, "John Carroll University to join college entrepreneurship network," 12 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'underrepresented.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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