underrepresent

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underrepresent

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verb underrepresents · underrepresenting · underrepresented · under-represent

To represent something as being lower or smaller than is the case.
To give something insufficient or inadequate representation. Kessler […] said that he decided to run for alderman because he felt that Triplett underrepresented the ward.

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@misc{underrepresent_2026,
  title = {underrepresent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/underrepresent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}