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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesreprésentation disproportionnée
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.pʁe.zɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃ dis.pʁɔ.pɔʁ.sjɔ.ne
"Il existe une représentation disproportionnée des minorités dans ce secteur."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A situation in which the number of individuals or elements from a specific group occurring in a particular setting or outcome does not correspond to their actual proportion in the general population.
"The committee raised concerns regarding the disproportionate representation of minority students in disciplinary actions." - 2
An electoral or organizational imbalance where a group's share of seats or power fails to reflect its share of the total votes or membership.
"Critics argue that the current voting system leads to a severe disproportionate representation in parliament."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix dis- (expressing negation or reversal) combined with proportionate (from Latin proportionatus, past participle of proportionare), and representation (from Late Latin repraesentatio). The compound term emerged prominently in the late 20th century within sociological, educational, and legal contexts to describe imbalances in demographic distribution.
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représentation disproportionnée
Transliteration: ʁe.pʁe.zɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃ dis.pʁɔ.pɔʁ.sjɔ.ne
"Il existe une représentation disproportionnée des minorités dans ce secteur."
disproportionale Vertretung
Transliteration: dɪsproˌpɔʁt͡si̯oˈnaːlə fɛɐ̯ˈtʁeːtʊŋ
"Die Studie kritisiert die disproportionale Vertretung bestimmter Gruppen."
rappresentazione sproporzionata
Transliteration: rap.pre.zen.taˈtsjo.ne spro.por.tjoˈna.ta
"Si osserva una rappresentazione sproporzionata nel consiglio di amministrazione."
representación desproporcionada
Transliteration: re.pre.sen.taˈsjon des.pro.por.sjoˈna.ða
"Existe una representación desproporcionada de ciertos sectores en el parlamento."
representação desproporcional
Transliteration: ʁe.pɾe.zã.taˈsãw dʒis.pɾo.poʁ.sjoˈnaw
"O relatório aponta para uma representação desproporcional de gênero."
असमान प्रतिनिधित्व
Transliteration: asamān pratinidhitva
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"समिति ने कार्यबल में असमान प्रतिनिधित्व पर चिंता व्यक्त की।"
不成比例的代表性
Transliteration: bù chéng bǐ lì de dài biǎo xìng
Script: 中文汉字
"该报告指出了某些群体中存在的不成比例的代表性。"
불균형한 대표성
Transliteration: bulgyunhyeonghan daeposeong
Script: 한국어 한글
"이 통계는 특정 집단의 불균형한 대표성을 보여줍니다."
不均衡な代表
Transliteration: fukinkō na daihyō
Script: 日本語
"委員会は委員会における不均衡な代表を調査している。"
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