Underresourcing
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The act or practice of providing insufficient resources. uncountable
"When the Brahimi Report enjoined the Security Council to create "clear, credible, and achievable mandates," it was voicing a long-standing sentiment in the peacekeeping community, where muddled instructions and underresourcing relative to assigned tasks have long been viewed as sources of risk for complex peace operations."
- 1 present participle and gerund of underresource form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"When the Brahimi Report enjoined the Security Council to create "clear, credible, and achievable mandates," it was voicing a long-standing sentiment in the peacekeeping community, where muddled instructions and underresourcing relative to assigned tasks have long been viewed as sources of risk for complex peace operations."
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