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BAME

American  
[bee ay em ee, baym] / ˈbi ˌeɪ ˌɛm ˈi, beɪm /

abbreviation

  1. British. Black, Asian, and minority ethnic (used with a following noun). Compare BIPOC.


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BAME: 'I want to come back to change in Wales'

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2021

By the way, can we find another word for BAME?

From The Guardian ● Nov. 15, 2020

As of 31 March 2019 there were 54,870 children in foster care in England - 76% were white, 23% were BAME.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2020

Currently 14% of Met officers are from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, but the 2011 Census shows 40.2% of Londoners identify as BAME.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2019

In January she was invited by Gordon Brown to 10 Downing Street, to co-host an evening in support of BAME, the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic coalition.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 7, 2010

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