representative

[ rep-ri-zen-tuh-tiv ]

/ ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛn tə tɪv /

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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.

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.

Origin of representative

1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin repraesentātīvus, equivalent to repraesentāt(us) (see representation) + -īvus -ive

SYNONYMS FOR representative

5 symbolic, exemplary, typical, characteristic.

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OTHER WORDS FROM representative

rep·re·sent·a·tive·ly, adverb rep·re·sent·a·tive·ness, noun non·rep·re·sent·a·tive, noun, adjective non·rep·re·sent·a·tive·ly, adverb

non·rep·re·sent·a·tive·ness, noun o·ver·rep·re·sent·a·tive, adjective o·ver·rep·re·sent·a·tive·ly, adverb o·ver·rep·re·sent·a·tive·ness, noun un·rep·re·sent·a·tive, adjective un·rep·re·sent·a·tive·ly, adverb un·rep·re·sent·a·tive·ness, noun

Words nearby representative

reprehension, represent, representation, representational, representationalism, representative, representatives, repress, repressed, represser, repressible enzyme

Example sentences from the Web for representative

There are four photos there of representative presidential candidates.

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For his part, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has expressed his “full confidence” in Representative Scalise.

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He is a representative of the Free Russia Foundation, an organization which aims to rebuild freedom and democracy in Russia.

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But Sanders, a representative of the Northeastern vacation state of Vermont, also opposes fossil fuel development.

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What qualifies as vast enough, as comprehensive enough, as representative enough to faithfully render a city and its people?

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But these conditions, as I have shown, produce a conscience, the representative of society in the consciousness of the individual.

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Life in the community must be exalted, and fitted to become the representative of spiritual life.

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O'Iwa once driven out, the property remains in his hands as its representative.

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But in meaner hands the ancient power of the Crown as the representative of the nation was often abused and often disputed.

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Canovas was at once recognized as the representative of the absent King, and the country was ready to obey his directions.

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British Dictionary definitions for representative

representative

/ (ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv) /

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 to: rep

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

NZ a rugby player, football player, etc, chosen to represent a province in interprovincial sports

adjective

serving to represent; symbolic

exemplifying a class or kind; typicala representative example of the species
containing or including examples of all the interests, types, etc, in a groupa 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 of representative

representatively, adverb representativeness, noun

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