representative (ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv
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Definitions
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
rep - a typical example
- a person representing a constituency in a deliberative, legislative, or executive body, esp (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
- New Zealand 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
- exemplifying a class or kind; typical ⇒
- 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
Alternative Forms
ˌrepreˈsentatively adverb ˌrepreˈsentativeness nounSynonyms
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delegate,
member,
agent,
deputy,
commissioner,
councillor,
proxy,
depute,
spokesman or spokeswoman
Translations
- British English:
representative
A representative group acts on behalf of a larger group.The new chairman was chosen by a representative council.ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv ADJECTIVE The new chairman was chosen by a representative council.
- Spanish:
representativo
adj representativa
- French:
représentatif
adj
- German:
stellvertretend
adj
- Chinese: 代表的 adj
- Arabic: نَائِب adj
- Portuguese: representante adj
- Russian: отображающий adj отображающая
- Croatian: reprezentativan adj reprezentativna
- Czech: reprezentační adj
- Danish: repræsentativ adj
- Dutch: representatief adj
- Finnish: tyypillinen adj
- Greek: αντιπροσωπευτικός adj αντιπροσωπευτική
- Italian: rappresentante adj
- Japanese: 代表する no_posp
- Korean: 대표적인 adj
- Norwegian: representativ adj
- Polish: reprezentacyjny adj reprezentacyjna
- Brazilian Portuguese: representante adj
- European Spanish:
representativo
adj representativa
- Swedish: representativ adj representativt
- Thai: เป็นตัวแทน adj
- Turkish: temsil eden adj
- Vietnamese: điển hình adj
Usage examples
He was waiting for the knock, for the union representative to arrive.
, The Scar (1990)That's still quite a big number of extra cases," said Henk Bekedam, the WHO representative in China.
New Scientist (2003)He defended his right as an elected representative to raise any issue of relevance to the county.
Irish Times (2002)Donald McClaren, from Craig Farm, Dalmally, a regional representative for Argyll, raised the issue with the committee.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Lucky Colours According to Chinese tradition, each of the five elements has its own representative colours.
, ROCKY SUNG'S GUIDE TO CHINESE ASTROLOGY AND FENG SHUI 2003 (2002)