5. (adj.)representative serving to represent; representing.
6. representative made up of representatives.
7. representative of, characterized by, or founded on representation of the people in government: a representative democracy.
8. representative exemplifying a group or kind; typical.
Definition of 'representative'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)representative a person who represents others
2. (noun)spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voice an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"
3. (noun)congressman, congresswoman, representative a member of the United States House of Representatives
4. (adj)example, illustration, instance, representative an item of information that is typical of a class or group "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
5. (adj)representative serving to represent or typify "representative moviegoers"; "a representative modern play"
6. (adj)representative standing for something else "the bald eagle is representative of the United States"
7. (adj)representative being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercisepower through elected officers and representatives "representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people"
1. (noun)representative sb who officially acts or speaks for sb the company's representative in Japan
2. representative a lawmaker elected to the U.S. House of Representatives or to a similar body in a state a Democratic Representative from Ohio
3. (adjective)representative typical of what sb or sth is like a statement that is representative of his racist views; Fashion models are not representative of the average female body.
Definition of 'representative'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)representative fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude
5. (adj)representative similar in general appearance, structure, and habits, but living in different regions; -- said of certain species and varieties
6. (adj)representative giving, or existing as, a transcript of what was originally presentative knowledge; as, representative faculties; representativeknowledge. See Presentative, 3 and Represent, 8
7. (noun)representative one who, or that which, represents (anything); that which exhibits a likeness or similitude
8. (noun)representative an agent, deputy, or substitute, who supplies the place of another, or others, being invested with his or their authority
9. (noun)representative one who represents, or stands in the place of, another
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