unrepresentative
adjective
un·rep·re·sen·ta·tive
ˌən-ˌre-pri-ˈzen-tə-tiv 
: not representative: such as
a
: 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
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b
: not representing an electorate
an unrepresentative judiciary
unrepresentativeness
noun
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At a time when Americans are losing faith in democracy, voters cannot afford systems that hand victory to unrepresentative candidates and force them to play tactical games.
—Andy Schultz, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
So while not nearly as disastrous, there’s a precedent for a small sample size, like such, to be unrepresentative of a team’s final product.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Nov. 2025
Ferocious opposition Supporters of the president might pooh-pooh these results as unrepresentative.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Across his decades-long career, filmmaker Malik Hassan Sayeed has sat for only a handful of feature interviews, which is unrepresentative of both his unique ability to communicate and his openness to sharing stories from his life.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
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Andy Schultz, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
So while not nearly as disastrous, there’s a precedent for a small sample size, like such, to be unrepresentative of a team’s final product.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Nov. 2025
Ferocious opposition Supporters of the president might pooh-pooh these results as unrepresentative.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Across his decades-long career, filmmaker Malik Hassan Sayeed has sat for only a handful of feature interviews, which is unrepresentative of both his unique ability to communicate and his openness to sharing stories from his life.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Unrepresentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrepresentative. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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