Underrepresent vs Underrepresentation - What's the difference?
underrepresent | underrepresentation | Related terms |
To represent something as being lower or smaller than is true.
To give something insufficient or inadequate representation.
* 2011 , Veronica Szostalo, "Primary conflict", West End Word , volume 40, number 4, February 23 – March 8, page 1:
Insufficient or disproportionately low representation
Underrepresent is a related term of underrepresentation.
As a verb underrepresent
is to represent something as being lower or smaller than is true.As a noun underrepresentation is
insufficient or disproportionately low representation.underrepresent
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Alternative forms
* under-representVerb
(en verb)- Kessler said that he decided to run for alderman because he felt that Triplett underrepresented the ward.
underrepresentation
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Noun
(-)- We are concerned about the underrepresentation of minorities.