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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 representative democracy representative government
- 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
- a person who represents and tries to sell the products or services of a firm, esp a travelling salesman Often shortened torep
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˌˈԳٲپ, adverb
- ˌˈԳٲپԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- r·Գa·پ· adverb
- r·Գa·پ·Ա noun
- ԴDzr··Գa·پ noun adjective
- ԴDzr··Գa·پ·ly adverb
- ԴDzr··Գa·پ·ness noun
- v·r·Գa·پ adjective
- over·r·Գa·پ· adverb
- over·r·Գa·پ·Ա noun
- ܲr··Գa·پ adjective
- ܲr··Գa·پ·ly adverb
- ܲr··Գa·پ·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of representative1
Example Sentences
But Russia and Ukraine's positions still seem miles apart, with no representative from Ukraine invited to take part in the talks in Moscow.
Lo and Kiang put together a statistical model representative of the U.S. population and ran the results.
Dozens of representatives from all of the major entertainment industry unions trekked to Sacramento to support the legislation, as did studio executives, their lobbyists and the Motion Picture Assn. trade group.
Legal representatives for both the FA and Sheffield United said they had acted in accordance with those principles.
There are a total of 15 candidates vying for votes in Runcorn and Helsby on 1 May, with representatives from the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party among them.
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