BME
adjective[before noun]
UKuk/ˌbiː.emˈiː/us/ˌbiː.emˈiː/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.
Compare
BAME
- Wefoundinourusertestingthattermssuch as BME, thatdefinegroupsinrelationto thewhitemajority, were not wellreceived.