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 representatives

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Republican Elise Stefanik, 30, of upstate New York, just became the youngest woman ever elected to the House of Representatives.

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Still, there is a local feeling against them, as the representatives of bad government in a sorely-troubled colony.

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Greece, too, had her representatives, to remind the spectators that there had been an Orpheus.

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They met once a year in a recognised civic assembly to elect four Syndics to be their rulers and representatives.

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British Dictionary definitions for representatives

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

Cultural definitions for representatives

representatives

Popularly elected officials who serve in state legislatures and in the House of Representatives in Congress. Representing the local districts from which they are elected, representatives support the interests of their constituents by proposing bills and programs. Elected for two-year terms, representatives in Congress must be sensitive to their constituents' concerns in order to be reelected.

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