undercount
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Definition of undercount
: to count fewer than the actual number of
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Several of the states suing the Trump administration are run by Democrats, who risk losing representation if the census undercounts people of color. — Michael Wines And Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, "At Least Twelve States to Sue Trump Administration Over Census Citizenship Question," 27 Mar. 2018 The latest report comes roughly a month after a state audit found that California undercounts the incidents. — Angela Hart, sacbee, "Hate crimes increase again by double digits in California," 9 July 2018 That striking gap is what the COUNT Act focuses on, to make sure local and state governments don’t undercount (or overcount) victims of natural disasters. — Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox, "Democrats have a plan to prevent another Puerto Rico hurricane death-toll fiasco," 11 June 2018 So have Latinos, who were undercounted by .8 percent in 2000 and 1.5 percent in 2010. — Dara Lind, Vox, "The citizenship question on the 2020 census, explained," 28 Mar. 2018 Still, recent news that the death toll in their homeland was dramatically undercounted weighs on the families and on the La Causa community. — Jesse Garza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "After surviving Hurricane Maria, families left Puerto Rico and found homes in Milwaukee," 7 June 2018 About 75% of Californians belong to groups that the census historically has undercounted, including Latinos, African Americans and renters. — Evan Halper, latimes.com, "Trump administration's census plan would hurt California, state officials say. Can it be stopped?," 27 Mar. 2018 The polls may be undercounting Villaraigosa’s support among Latinos, said Matt Barreto, a professor of political science at UCLA and co-founder of the Latino Decisions survey. — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, "Antonio Villaraigosa’s chance to be California governor hinges on Latino vote," 2 June 2018 California is undercounting hate crimes, according to a state audit released Thursday, because outdated policies have led law enforcement agencies to misidentify or fail to report incidents. — Alexei Koseff, sacbee, "More hate crimes in California than police identified, state audit finds," 31 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'undercount.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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