bar chart

noun

1. bar graph.

bar chart

noun

1. another name for bar graph

Word History and Origins

Origin of bar chart¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

That’s the claim you often see on political leaflets, often with a bar chart appearing to back it up.

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On one leaflet submitted by a listener of BBC Radio 4’s More Or Less, a bar chart shows parties’ vote shares in the seat.

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Labour, meanwhile, has a bar chart putting them in the lead, based on polling data - we’ll come to that tactic shortly.

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In Eastleigh, Hampshire, Labour have a bar chart suggesting they are projected to place second behind the Liberal Democrats but ahead of the Conservatives.

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The map, table and animated bar chart in this page use a different source for the UK from that used by Johns Hopkins University.

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