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representative
[rep-ri-zen-tuh-tiv]
noun
a person or thing that represents another or others.
an agent or deputy.
a legal representative.
a person who represents a constituency or community in a legislative body, especially a member of the U.S. House of Representatives or a lower house in certain state legislatures.
a typical example or specimen of a group, quality, or kind.
adjective
serving to represent; representing.
Synonyms: , , ,standing or acting for another or others.
made up of representatives.
a representative assembly.
Government.of or relating to a system of governance by chosen representatives, usually elected from among a large group, as in
exemplifying a group or kind; typical.
a representative selection of Elizabethan plays.
corresponding to or replacing some other species or the like, as in a different locality.
of, relating to, or characteristic of representationalism.
pertaining to or of the nature of a mental image or representation.
representative
/ ˌɛɪˈɛԳəɪ /
noun
a person or thing that represents another or others
Often shortened to: rep.a person who represents and tries to sell the products or services of a firm, esp a travelling salesman
a typical example
a person representing a constituency in a deliberative, legislative, or executive body, esp ( capital ) a member of the House of Representatives (the lower house of Congress) See also House of Representatives
a rugby player, football player, etc, chosen to represent a province in interprovincial sports
adjective
serving to represent; symbolic
exemplifying a class or kind; typical
a representative example of the species
containing or including examples of all the interests, types, etc, in a group
a representative collection
acting as deputy or proxy for another or others
acting for or representing a constituency or the whole people in the process of government
a representative council
of, characterized by, or relating to the political principle of representation of the people
representative government
of or relating to a mental picture or representation
Other 51Թ Forms
- representatively adverb
- representativeness noun
- nonrepresentative noun
- nonrepresentatively adverb
- nonrepresentativeness noun
- overrepresentative adjective
- overrepresentatively adverb
- overrepresentativeness noun
- unrepresentative adjective
- unrepresentatively adverb
- unrepresentativeness noun
- ˌˈԳٲپ adverb
- ˌˈԳٲپԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of representative1
Example Sentences
Six months into that sentence, representatives from the Russian military came to the penal colony and told the convicts they had an opportunity to turn a new page in their lives.
For more than 30 years, Stanford political scientist James Fishkin has been exploring and demonstrating the capacity of small, representative "mini-publics" to make thoughtful meaningful political decisions.
The foreign secretary is expected to have calls with further counterparts in the Middle East on Saturdy, after he held talks with representatives from Iran, Jordan and Saudi Arabia on Friday.
A representative from the Ventura County public defender’s office was not available to comment on behalf of the accused.
House representatives at the Los Angeles federal detention center on Saturday and three representatives to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Adelanto on Sunday.
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