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"The committee does not pretend to speak for every member of the association"

What are some of the meanings behind the sentence above? Is this sentence used to suggest that the committee works hard to represent the association, or is it to merely emphasize that the committee cannot ever represent the whole?

"The committee does not pretend to speak for every member of the association"

What are some of the meanings behind the sentence above? Is this sentence used to suggest that the committee works hard to represent the association, or is it to emphasize that the committee cannot ever represent the whole?

"The committee does not pretend to speak for every member of the association"

What are some of the meanings behind the sentence above? Is this sentence used to suggest that the committee works hard to represent the association, or is it to merely emphasize that the committee cannot ever represent the whole?

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Meaning of "___ does not pretend to speak for everyone"

"The committee does not pretend to speak for every member of the association"

What are some of the meanings behind the sentence above? Is this sentence used to suggest that the committee works hard to represent the association, or is it to emphasize that the committee cannot ever represent the whole?