understaffingn.
/ˌʌndəˈstɑːfɪŋ/, /ˌʌndəˈstafɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈstæfɪŋ/ Inadequate staffing; employment of an insufficient number of staff.
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shorthandedness1886
undermanning1890
understaffing1957
1957 Economist 28 Dec. 1142/1 The strong feeling that understaffing lay at the root of the Windscale accident..is confirmed by the report.
1963 Times 17 Apr. 5/2 One of the reasons for the present difficulties was the extreme understaffing in the Home Office forensic science laboratory.
1981 R. D. Edwards Corridors of Death xi. 48 The problems caused by new legislation, under-staffing and all those other obstacles to achievement.
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