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non·rep·re·sen·ta·tive | \ ˌnän-ˌre-pri-ˈzen-tə-tiv 
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\Definition of nonrepresentative
: not representative: such as
a : not serving as a typical or characteristic example
a nonrepresentative sample
b : not of, based on, or constituting a government in which the many are represented by persons chosen from among them usually by election
nonrepresentative governments
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The first known use of nonrepresentative was in 1855
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