Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To state or imply as being lower in quantity, quality, or degree than is actually the case.
- transitive verb To cause to be underrepresented.
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- verb To
represent something as beinglower orsmaller than is true. - verb To give something
insufficient orinadequate representation .
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Examples
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And protesters want to amend of the election law, which critics say is designed to underrepresent opposition elements in the legislature.
Jordan's King Abdullah II ousts prime minister, cabinet in wake of mass protests Joel Greenberg 2011
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And protesters want to amend of the election law, which critics say is designed to underrepresent opposition elements in the legislature.
Jordan's King Abdullah II ousts prime minister, cabinet in wake of mass protests Joel Greenberg 2011
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"If you don't do cell phones," he says, "you underrepresent the people under 35, you underrepresent Hispanics and especially in Nevada, those are huge constituencies."
Not All Polls Were Wrong In Nevada The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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"If you don't do cell phones," he says, "you underrepresent the people under 35, you underrepresent Hispanics and especially in Nevada, those are huge constituencies."
Not All Polls Were Wrong In Nevada Mark Blumenthal 2010
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"If you don't do cell phones," he says, "you underrepresent the people under 35, you underrepresent Hispanics and especially in Nevada, those are huge constituencies."
Not All Polls Were Wrong In Nevada The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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They particularly are underrepresented of the young voters 18-35, who typically have not voted and are Obama's 'base' and they also underrepresent the minority vote of Latinos and blacks as well as they overrepresent the white 'majority votes'
Biden Uncorks Tough Populist Hit On McCain Over "Fundamentals" Line 2009
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The crosstabs in this PPP poll, once again, underrepresent the under 30 vote.
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Better to oversaturate than to underrepresent -- isn't that the American way?
Chi Tung: Yellow Peril Or Power? China Reconsidered (Again) 2008
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And because doctors are less good at record-keeping than they are at caregiving, they tend to underrepresent the services they provide.
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The fact that YouTube and CNN would bill their debate as a bold new step for participatory democracy yet would so significantly underrepresent women's participation is another indication that media accountability is needed even in this brave new world of online communication, despite the much-ballyhooed gender equity it was supposed to bring.
Jennifer L. Pozner: YouTube/CNN Debate Illuminates Positives and Pitfalls 2008
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