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unrepresented

British  
/ ʌnrɛprɪˈzɛntɪd /

adjective

    1. not having representation

    2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      we intend to represent the unrepresented

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For months, his staff offered only the vaguest references to a medical issue, stonewalling reporters and leaving the voters of New Jersey’s seventh congressional district completely unrepresented.

From Salon Jul. 2, 2026

She is a registered independent who at one point called herself “politically homeless,” unrepresented by the two main U.S. parties.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 2025

"Whether people want to admit it or not, there's a whole part of society that is unrepresented in media. For fear of backlash, they are not seen and heard," adds Choi.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2024

“It’s a lot to put on one person to represent an entire group of people who have been unrepresented for so long.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2024

After all,with Washington as president, Jefferson as secretary of state, Edmund Randolph as attorney general—he might have added Madison as dominant presence in the Congress—Virginia's interests were hardly unrepresented in the capital.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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