unrepresentativeadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrɛprᵻˈzɛntətɪv/, U.S.

/ˌənˌrɛprəˈzɛn(t)ədɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, representative adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + representative adj. Compare later non-representative adj. at non- prefix 3a.

Not representative; esp. not typical of a class, group, or body of opinion.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > government by the people or their delegates > [adjective] > representative > not

unrepresentative1829

malapportioned1961

1829 Morning Jrnl. 24 Nov. Another noble lord left the clubhouse..with an earnest desire to be emancipated from the condition of an unrepresentative peer.

1832 Examiner 18 Mar. 177/1 An unrepresentative House of Representation.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 July 10/2 An irresponsible and unrepresentative House of Lords.

1942 Chicago Defender 26 Sept. ii. 11/4 Whites have been too much inclined to bum rap Negroes because of the performance of unrepresentative Negro wrong-doers.

1972 Guardian 28 Nov. 12/6 The Republican Party began the Nixon years as an unrepresentative minority of nay-sayers.

2007 Independent 26 Feb. 4/1 Faith schools which have control over their own admissions are 10 times more likely to be highly unrepresentative of the neighbourhoods they serve.

Derivatives

ˌunrepreˈsentativeness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > government by the people or their delegates > [noun] > representative government > quality of not being representative

unrepresentativeness1888

malapportionment1951

1888 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 27 Dec. 5/2 There is a good deal to be said in support of the unrepresentativeness of the majority of the candidates.

1958 A. Toynbee East to West 221 This unrepresentativeness of the capital is one of its generic defects.

2009 Jrnl. Population Econ. 22 464 Because of their..unrepresentativeness, such data sets are not always desirable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unrepresentative
释义	unrepresentativeadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrɛprᵻˈzɛntətɪv/, U.S. /ˌənˌrɛprəˈzɛn(t)ədɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, representative adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + representative adj. Compare later non-representative adj. at non- prefix 3a. Not representative; esp. not typical of a class, group, or body of opinion. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > government by the people or their delegates > [adjective] > representative > not unrepresentative1829 malapportioned1961 1829 Morning Jrnl. 24 Nov. Another noble lord left the clubhouse..with an earnest desire to be emancipated from the condition of an unrepresentative peer. 1832 Examiner 18 Mar. 177/1 An unrepresentative House of Representation. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 July 10/2 An irresponsible and unrepresentative House of Lords. 1942 Chicago Defender 26 Sept. ii. 11/4 Whites have been too much inclined to bum rap Negroes because of the performance of unrepresentative Negro wrong-doers. 1972 Guardian 28 Nov. 12/6 The Republican Party began the Nixon years as an unrepresentative minority of nay-sayers. 2007 Independent 26 Feb. 4/1 Faith schools which have control over their own admissions are 10 times more likely to be highly unrepresentative of the neighbourhoods they serve. Derivatives ˌunrepreˈsentativeness n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > government by the people or their delegates > [noun] > representative government > quality of not being representative unrepresentativeness1888 malapportionment1951 1888 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 27 Dec. 5/2 There is a good deal to be said in support of the unrepresentativeness of the majority of the candidates. 1958 A. Toynbee East to West 221 This unrepresentativeness of the capital is one of its generic defects. 2009 Jrnl. Population Econ. 22 464 Because of their..unrepresentativeness, such data sets are not always desirable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1829
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