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- Dictionaryunrepresentative/ʌnrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/
adjective
- 1. not typical of a class, group, or body of opinion: "an unrepresentative minority"
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UNREPRESENTATIVE definition: 1. not typical of a larger group of people or things; not representative 2. not typical of a larger…. Learn more.
UNREPRESENTATIVE meaning: 1. not typical of a larger group of people or things; not representative 2. not typical of a larger…. Learn more.
: not typical or characteristic : atypical. an unrepresentative sample. We only claim that our town is not all that unrepresentative of America in its mixture of idealism and weakness, ambitions and muddles … Judith Martin. b. : not representing an electorate. an unrepresentative judiciary. unrepresentativeness noun.
If you describe a group of people as unrepresentative, you mean that their views are not typical of the community or society to which they belong. The President denounced the demonstrators as unrepresentative of the country.
unrepresentative (of somebody/something) not typical of a group of people or things and therefore not useful as a source of information about that group synonym untypical. an unrepresentative sample; This early novel is unrepresentative of her work as a whole. opposite representative
Unrepresentative definition: not typical or representative. See examples of UNREPRESENTATIVE used in a sentence.
Definition of unrepresentative adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
[ˈʌnˌreprɪˈzentətɪv] ADJ (= untypical) → poco representativo. to be unrepresentative of sth → no ser representativo de algo. he holds an unrepresentative view → mantiene una opinión poco representativa.
unrepresentative meaning, definition, what is unrepresentative: not typical of a particular group of thi...: Learn more.
the fact of not being typical of a larger group of people or things: There is clear evidence of unrepresentativeness in the sample. Polls have many flaws as measures of public opinion, such as the risk of unrepresentativeness. Fewer examples.
