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disadvantage or disad (here abbreviated as DA) is an argument that a team brings up against a policy action that is being considered. A disadvantage is
Disadvantage
People with special problems or lacking money
usage "the disadvantaged" is a generic term for those "from lower-income backgrounds" or "the Disadvantaged Poor". The "economically disadvantaged" is a term
Disadvantaged
American sports comedy-drama television series
Ted Lasso (/ˈlæsoʊ/ LASS-oh) is an American sports comedy-drama television series developed by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly
Ted_Lasso
Sociological term based on socioeconomic status of neighborhoods
A concentrated disadvantage is a sociological term for the cumulative, spatially clustered presence of multiple forms of socioeconomic hardship within
Concentrated_disadvantage
Off-road sport bicycle
A BMX bike is a bicycle used for cycle sport, specifically racing or stunt riding. BMX stands for bicycle motocross. Though originally denoting a bicycle
BMX_bike
Positional advantage is a combative position relative to an opponent. It is used extensively to describe a situation of significant tactical advantage
Positional_advantage
Concept in economics
backward disadvantage (simplified Chinese: 后发劣势; traditional Chinese: 後發劣勢), or the disadvantage of backwardness, also known as latecomer's disadvantage, is
Backward_disadvantage
Lower relative opportunity cost in producing a good
Comparative advantage is an economic principle that explains why people, firms, and countries can often benefit from trade even when one party is more
Comparative_advantage
experience cultural deprivation compared with those above and that this disadvantages them, as a result of which the gap between classes increases. For example
Cultural_deprivation
Urban socioeconomic process
Gentrification is the process whereby the character of a neighborhood changes through the influx of more affluent residents (the "gentry") and investment
Gentrification
System of two or more pulleys and a rope or cable
be moved. The hauling part is pulled from the moving block. "Rove to disadvantage" – where the pull on the rope is in the opposite direction to that in
Block_and_tackle
Measures to avoid offense or disadvantage
language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society. Since the late 1980s, the
Political_correctness
Use of various control systems for operating equipment
fire, space, volcanoes, nuclear facilities, underwater, etc.) The main disadvantages of automation are: High initial cost Faster production without human
Automation
A disadvantaged business enterprise is a business entity so certified in the United States by the government of the State in which it is located. SAFETEA
Disadvantaged business enterprise
Disadvantaged_business_enterprise
Increasing worldwide interdependence
competitive wages and worker benefits. Critics of globalization say that it disadvantages poorer countries. While it is true that free trade encourages globalization
Globalization
Attribute that allows an organization to outperform its competitors
In business, a competitive advantage is an attribute that allows an organization to outperform its competitors. A competitive advantage may include access
Competitive_advantage
1874 book by Friedrich Nietzsche
"On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life" (German: Unzeitgemässe Betrachtungen. Zweites Stück: Vom Nutzen und Nachtheil der Historie für
On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life
On_the_Advantage_and_Disadvantage_of_History_for_Life
Airborne warfare throughout World War II
World War II (1939–1945) involved sustained strategic bombing of railways, harbours, cities, workers' and civilian housing, and industrial districts in
Strategic bombing during World War II
Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II
Form of social privilege
with an unremarkable level of difficulty. People with a reproductive disadvantage (including those with infertility, recurrent miscarriages, involuntary
Reproductive_privilege
Book by William Julius Wilson
The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy is a book by William Julius Wilson. The book was first published in 1987; a
The_Truly_Disadvantaged
Phenomenon of an initial advantage not lasting
Dutch: Wet van de remmende voorsprong), also known as the first-mover disadvantage or dialectics of lead, is a theory in economic history and technological
Law of the handicap of a head start
Law_of_the_handicap_of_a_head_start
Island in the North Atlantic Ocean
1690s, a system of Protestant English rule was designed to materially disadvantage the Catholic majority and Protestant dissenters, and was extended during
Ireland
Type of electoral system
puts smaller parties who struggle to meet the threshold of votes at a disadvantage, and inhibits growth. Plurality voting tends to reduce the number of
Plurality_voting
2024 United States Supreme Court case
job transfers even where the transfer does not result in a significant disadvantage. Prior to the Supreme Court's decision, the US Court of Appeals for the
Muldrow_v._City_of_St._Louis
Economic concept
In economics, the principle of absolute advantage is the ability of a party (an individual, or firm, or country) to produce a goods or service more efficiently
Absolute_advantage
Model of effects of economic disadvantage
The Family Stress Model (FSM) posits that economic disadvantage creates economic pressure for caregivers, which has a detrimental effect on their personal
Family_Stress_Model
Form of social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society
exclusion or social marginalisation or social marginalization is a social disadvantage and relegation to the fringes of society. The term has been used widely
Social_exclusion
Internet slang regarding pornography
mainstream content directly by steering users towards it and indirectly by disadvantaging small producers who cannot afford strong anti-piracy measures, bringing
Rule_34
Compensation for disadvantage
An offset is some means of asymetrically compensating for a disadvantage, particularly in a military competition. Rather than match an opponent in an unfavorable
Offset_strategy
Australian crime figure and internet personality
internationally that are associated with poverty, organised crime, or social disadvantage. Since his release from prison in 2017, he has become one of Australia's
Spanian
Device that uses solar energy to heat food
of damage to the eyes of anyone nearby. On the other hand, there are disadvantages. More mirror material is needed, increasing the cost, and the light
Solar_cooker
Species of fish
swimming. The blobfish has a relative lack of muscle, but this is not a disadvantage, as its main food source is edible matter that floats in front of it
Psychrolutes_marcidus
proficient English-speaking teachers, placing underprivileged students at a disadvantage in higher education and professional domains. Early education in India
Education_in_India
Some examples of these abbreviations used on a flow are "DA" for a disadvantage,"K" for a kritik (critique), "CP" for a counterplan, or "T" for topicality
Flow_(policy_debate)
Digital telephony over cable TV type networks
traffic or the Internet. One possible disadvantage to digital cable telephone service is similar to a disadvantage of cable Internet access, namely that
Cable_telephony
The current Indonesian Minister of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions is Yandri Susanto since 20 October 2024. The minister is supported
Minister of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions
Minister_of_Villages_and_Development_of_Disadvantaged_Regions
Negative emotional state
an emotional pain associated with, or characterized by, feelings of disadvantage, loss, despair, grief, helplessness, disappointment and sorrow. An individual
Sadness
Business analysis framework
capability limited? The question of imitability: Is there a significant cost disadvantage to a firm obtaining or developing the resource or capability? The question
VRIO
Australian social scientist (1935–2017)
reform, and community development, has included many projects on social disadvantage and young people. Vinson has also studied the impact of cumulative medico-social
Tony_Vinson
Steerable propulsion pod under a watercraft
require tugs to maneuver in difficult places.[citation needed] The major disadvantage of azimuth drive systems is that a ship with azimuth drive maneuvers
Azimuth_thruster
Vietnam war veteran and a son of Walmart founder (1946–2005)
the Children's Scholarship Fund, providing tuition scholarships for disadvantaged youth. Walton was born in Newport, Arkansas. He graduated from Bentonville
John_T._Walton
Political ideologies favouring egalitarianism
involve a concern for those in society whom its adherents perceive as disadvantaged relative to others as well as a belief that there are unjustified inequalities
Left-wing_politics
DC linear voltage regulator
(usually consists of a reference, an amplifier, and a pass element). The disadvantage is that linear DC regulators must dissipate heat in order to operate
Low-dropout_regulator
Era in the history of baseball
pitchers, particularly the spitball, were allowed, putting hitters at a disadvantage. The era ended very suddenly; by 1921, offenses were scoring 40% more
Dead-ball_era
Colour space defined by the CIE in 1931
straight line between those two colors. One disadvantage is that it is not perceptually uniform. This disadvantage is remedied in subsequent color models such
CIE_1931_color_space
Long, narrow land divisions for farming
rectangles was relatively easy to survey and establish boundaries. One disadvantage was that the agricultural land of a single farmer was awkwardly spread
Ribbon_farm
Statistical measure of how far values spread from their average
uncorrelated random variables is equal to the sum of their variances. A disadvantage of the variance for practical applications is that, unlike the standard
Variance
Character in the biblical Book of Judges
won a decisive victory over a Midianite army despite a vast numerical disadvantage, leading a troop of 300 men. The nineteenth-century Strong's Concordance
Gideon
Underwater diving breathing gas supplied from the surface
decompression. It is also nearly impossible for the diver to get lost. Disadvantages are the absolute limitation on diver mobility imposed by the length
Surface-supplied_diving
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer
(May 2015). "Is the Impact of Cumulative Disadvantage on Sentencing Greater for Black Defendants?: Disadvantage and Sentencing of Black Defendants". Criminology
Matthew_effect
Metaphor originating from goal sports
progress, in such a way that the new goal offers one side an advantage or disadvantage. Look up move the goalposts or shift the goalposts in Wiktionary, the
Moving_the_goalposts
Judith M. Gueron is an expert in research on unemployment, social disadvantage and family welfare. She is an Independent Scholar in Residence and President
Judith_M._Gueron
1912–1913 war between the Balkan League and the Ottoman Empire
(significantly superior by the end of the conflict) and strategically disadvantaged Ottoman armies, achieving rapid success. The war was a comprehensive
First_Balkan_War
2002 United States education reform law; repealed 2015
Secondary Education Act and included Title I provisions applying to disadvantaged students. It mandated standards-based education reform based on the
No_Child_Left_Behind_Act
Discrimination against men refers to gender-based inequality, bias, or disadvantage affecting men or boys, as well as disproportionately adverse outcomes
Discrimination_against_men
Environmental injustice that occurs within a racialized context
toxins in their jobs and their neighborhoods. Environmental racism may disadvantage minority groups or numerical majorities, as in South Africa where apartheid
Environmental_racism
Communications protocol in which no information is retained by either sender or receiver
to quickly free resources and further simplifies implementation. The disadvantage of stateless protocols is that they may decrease network performance
Stateless_protocol
ISO standard unique string identifier for a digital object
while still allowing the DOI to be treated as a normal hyperlink. A disadvantage of this approach for publishers is that, at least at present, most users
Digital_object_identifier
UK children's charity
It supports children and young people with disabilities or living in disadvantage in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Since 1983, Wooden Spoon has committed
Wooden_Spoon_Society
Government ministry of Indonesia
The Ministry of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions (Indonesian: Kementerian Desa dan Pembangunan Daerah Tertinggal, abbreviated as Kemendesa
Ministry of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions
Ministry_of_Villages_and_Development_of_Disadvantaged_Regions
Fuel cell that produces electricity by oxidization
fuel flexibility, low emissions, and relatively low cost. The largest disadvantage is the high operating temperature, which results in longer start-up times
Solid_oxide_fuel_cell
77th annual season of Nippon Professional Baseball
league's pennant winner, the lower seeded would be placed with a 1 game disadvantage on top of the 1 game advantage the league's pennant winner receives in
2026 Nippon Professional Baseball season
2026_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season
Country with no ocean coastline
country. Generally, being landlocked creates political and economic disadvantages that having access to international waters would avoid. For this reason
Landlocked_country
Satellite system
a dipole considerably higher than the other solutions. However, the disadvantage is the presence of a residual magnetic dipole that remains even when
Magnetorquer
Idea and situation that women and men are not treated as equal
gender inequality is present, it is usually women and girls who are disadvantaged and marginalized. Gender inequality weakens men and women in many areas
Gender_inequality
Type of financial trading accounts
deposit and no other specific requirements to open a cent account. The disadvantage of cent accounts is that the majority of Forex brokers offering such
Cent_accounts
Grapheme which represents a word or a morpheme
homophone processing in Chinese, and a disadvantage for processing homophones in English. The processing disadvantage in English is usually described in terms
Logogram
Unequal access to transport
Transport divide (also known as transport exclusion, transport disadvantage, transport deprivation, transportation divide, and mobility divide) refers
Transport_divide
British airliner with 4 piston engines, 1945
US aircraft. The tailwheel undercarriage layout was also dated and a disadvantage. Avro began work on the Type 688 Tudor in 1943, following Specification
Avro_Tudor
Backward Class, a term used to classify socially and educationally disadvantaged classes. Below is a list of Muslim communities that have been accorded
List of Muslim Other Backward Classes communities in India
List_of_Muslim_Other_Backward_Classes_communities_in_India
Chemical compound
and delivery. Etidocaine has a long duration of activity, and the main disadvantage of use during dentistry is increased bleeding during surgery. The amide
Etidocaine
Political expression describing lowered expectations based on group identity
characteristics such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or other forms of disadvantage. It is most commonly used in discussions of education, public policy
Soft bigotry of low expectations
Soft_bigotry_of_low_expectations
Braking device for bicycles
for rear wheels, they have the disadvantage common to all rear brakes of skidding the wheel easily. This disadvantage may, however, be alleviated if the
Bicycle_brake
Serbian footballer and manager
Popovic". www.spox.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020. "Cerezo couldn't overcome disadvantage, lost to group-leading Pohang". JFA|公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved
Vladica_Grujic
Inequality of access to information and communication technologies
people without access to the Internet and other technology are at a disadvantage, for they are less able to connect with others, find and apply for jobs
Digital_divide
Policies in the U.S. aimed at redressing systemic discrimination
focus on access to education and employment in order to redress the disadvantages associated with past and present discrimination. Another goal of affirmative
Affirmative action in the United States
Affirmative_action_in_the_United_States
Government division for indigenous knowledge
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and will economically and professionally disadvantage Indian graduates in the workforce. The Indian National Education Policy
Indian_Knowledge_Systems
Indian government ministry responsible for affirmative action
Maharashtra. It is responsible for welfare, social justice and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalized sections of society. The Ministry is headed by a cabinet
Ministry of Social Justice (Maharashtra)
Ministry_of_Social_Justice_(Maharashtra)
design is better cabin space for passengers, and also bigger boot space. Disadvantage is that more weight of the car goes on front wheels and less weight goes
Front-engine_design
1185 naval battle of the Genpei War
morning rip tide was an advantage for the Taira, but turned to their disadvantage in the afternoon. The young Emperor Antoku was one of those who died
Battle_of_Dan-no-ura
Agriculturalists who have faced systemic racial, ethnic or gender prejudice
Socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in the United States are individuals engaged in agriculture who belong to groups that have historically faced
Socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
Socially_disadvantaged_farmers_and_ranchers
Jump with four full revolutions
that not performing a quad in a program has come to be seen as a severe disadvantage. This phenomenon is often referred to as the "quad revolution". Since
Quadruple_jump
Evolutionary retention of no longer needed structures in living organisms
lack of the feature provides no advantage, and its presence provides no disadvantage, the feature may not be phased out by natural selection and persist across
Vestigiality
Indian economist
India. Her research has included work on the conflation of caste with disadvantage as a legacy of colonialism in India, and the effects of high temperatures
Rohini_Somanathan
Trinidadian-British actor (born 1939)
He runs The Rudolph Walker Foundation, a charity designed to help disadvantaged youths find careers in entertainment, and was appointed Commander of
Rudolph_Walker
Procedural programming language
became important. The typeless nature of the language was seen as a disadvantage, which led Thompson and Ritchie to develop an expanded version of the
B_(programming_language)
Naval surface vessel capable of high speed designed to attack other watercraft
be deployed at a relatively low cost, allowing a navy which is at a disadvantage to effectively defend itself against a larger adversary. A small boat
Fast_attack_craft
American nonprofit organization devoted to building affordable housing
works to help build and improve homes for families of low-income or disadvantaged backgrounds. Homes are built using volunteer labor, including that of
Habitat_for_Humanity
2025 US Supreme Court case
the federal government to subcontract a portion of their work to a disadvantaged business performing a "commercially useful function." When the Pennsylvania
Kousisis_v._United_States
Body modification involving the slitting open of the underside of the penis
Melanesian cultures of the Pacific, often as a coming of age ritual. Disadvantages include the risks inherent in the procedure itself, which is often self-performed
Penile_subincision
Designs and biases against left-handed people
left-handed includes handwriting, which is one of the biggest sources of disadvantage for left-handed people, other than for those required to work with certain
Bias against left-handed people
Bias_against_left-handed_people
Place of significance listed by UNESCO
listing bids are often lengthy and costly, putting poorer countries at a disadvantage. Eritrea's efforts to promote Asmara are one example. In 2016, the Australian
World_Heritage_Site
Lubricant consisting of artificially made chemical compounds
(higher) viscosity index (VI), and chemical and shear stability, while disadvantages are that synthetics are substantially more expensive (per volume) than
Synthetic_oil
Indonesian politician (born 1974)
National Mandate Party serving as Minister of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions since 2024. He was a member of the House of Representatives
Yandri_Susanto
Concept in chess
positional advantages a player gains in exchange for typically material disadvantage. Short-term advantages involve initiative and attack. This article uses
Compensation_(chess)
Pakistani amateur boxer (born 2004)
Dawn. 7 November 2025. Raheel, Natasha (23 July 2026). "Pakistan at disadvantage in the scaled-back 2026 Commonwealth Games". Lost on the Desk. Khan,
Fatima_Zahra
1950 United States Supreme Court case
acknowledged that he had been subjected to undue and unreasonable prejudice and disadvantage, it dismissed the occurrence as a casual incident brought about by the
Henderson v. United States (1950)
Henderson_v._United_States_(1950)
1861 American Civil War battle
planning to attack the Union left flank, found themselves at an initial disadvantage. Confederate reinforcements under Brigadier General Joseph E. Johnston
First_Battle_of_Bull_Run
Breed of goldfish
an injury could leave the fish prone to infections. The bubbles can disadvantage the fish as it is not a strong swimmer, with a seemingly low bobbing
Bubble_Eye
Form of discrimination
studies of racial discrimination found that ethnic minorities were disadvantaged. Of 11 studies that looked at gender discrimination, five found no evidence
Employment_discrimination
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