/?bi?.em?i?/abbreviationforBlackandminorityethnic: used to refer topeoplein the UK who do notconsiderthemselves to bewhite. This is nolongerused as anofficialtermand manypeopledo not like it because itseemstotreatmany differentpeopleandgroupsas if they are the same:Theyofferedaninternshipforgraduatesfrom BMEbackgrounds.Theterm"BAME"becamemorefrequentlyused than "BME" torecognizethesignificantanddistinctAsianpopulationin the UK.CompareBAMEMore examples
Wefoundinourusertestingthattermssuch as BME, thatdefinegroupsinrelationto thewhitemajority, were not wellreceived.
/?bi?.em?i?/abbreviationforBlackandminorityethnic: used to refer topeoplein the UK who are notwhite黑人及其他少数族裔(Black and minority ethnic 的缩写,在英国用来指称非白人族裔)We areofferinganinternshipfor BMEgraduates.我们为黑人及其他少数族裔的大学毕业生提供实习机会。#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/bme##