non-representative
adjective
(alsononrepresentative)uk/ˌnɒn.rep.rɪˈzen.tə.tɪv/us/ˌnɑːn.rep.rɪˈzen.t̬ə.t̬ɪv/non-representativeadjective(NOT TYPICAL)
nottypicalof, or the same as,othersin alargergroupofpeopleor things:
Usingvolunteersisalmostcertaintoproducea non-representativesample.
Thispieceismonotonousand non-representative of hermusic.
- Thegovernmentdismissedtheprotestsas theworkof a nonrepresentativeminority.
- Thesamplesarelikelyto be nonrepresentative of thepopulationas awhole.
Being and appearing different
- anomalously
- another
- anti-conventional
- apple
- be a far cry fromsomethingidiom
- buck
- conflict
- depart fromsomething
- deviate
- differentiate
- diverge
- diversify
- fish
- flow
- polymorphous
- pop
- rebrand
- rebranding
- remove
- setsomething/someoneapart
non-representativeadjective(NOT ACTING FOR)
A non-representativesystemofgovernmentis one in whichpeopledo notvoteforpoliticianstorepresentthem:
These unelectedofficialshavebecomeapermanentnon-representativegovernment.
We arelivingin a non-representativedictatorship.
- He is theleaderof a nonrepresentativemonarchy.
- They are thevictimsof abrutal, nonrepresentativegovernment.
Systems of government
- a reign of terroridiom
- absolutism
- ancien régime
- anti-apartheid
- anti-communism
- anti-federalist
- democratically
- democratization
- democratize
- despotic
- despotically
- majority rule
- martial law
- matriarchal
- matriarchy
- meritocracy
- pre-fascist
- regime
- reign
- republican
Opposite
representative