underrepresented
adjective
un·der·rep·re·sent·ed
ˌən-dər-ˌre-pri-ˈzen-təd 
: inadequately represented
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Coleman-Mason is optimistic that the program can increase the number of cybersecurity professionals from underrepresented minority and veteran groups.
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
The program is aimed at expanding access for students historically underrepresented in accounting, such as first-generation students, those with ethnic minority backgrounds or those who have faced other barriers.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Some prominent Jewish voices, including current CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, have argued that DEI practices are at least latently antisemitic because their practitioners do not consider Jews an underrepresented minority.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
The increase in Oscar nominations for Latino talent stems not from organic industry change but from external pressure, particularly the #OscarsSoWhite movement that prompted the Academy to expand its voting body starting in 2016 by recruiting women and members of underrepresented communities.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
The program is aimed at expanding access for students historically underrepresented in accounting, such as first-generation students, those with ethnic minority backgrounds or those who have faced other barriers.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Some prominent Jewish voices, including current CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, have argued that DEI practices are at least latently antisemitic because their practitioners do not consider Jews an underrepresented minority.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
The increase in Oscar nominations for Latino talent stems not from organic industry change but from external pressure, particularly the #OscarsSoWhite movement that prompted the Academy to expand its voting body starting in 2016 by recruiting women and members of underrepresented communities.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Underrepresented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underrepresented. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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