What does representative mean?
Definitions for representative
ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛn tə tɪvrep·re·sen·ta·tive
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word representative.
Princeton's WordNet
representative(noun)
a person who represents others
spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voice(noun)
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
"the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"
congressman, congresswoman, representative(noun)
a member of the United States House of Representatives
example, illustration, instance, representative(adj)
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"
representative(adj)
serving to represent or typify
"representative moviegoers"; "a representative modern play"
representative(adj)
standing for something else
"the bald eagle is representative of the United States"
representative(adj)
being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
"representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people"
Wiktionary
representative(Noun)
One who may speak for another in a particular capacity, especially in negotiation.
I will send a representative to work out the details of the contract.
Etymology: From representatif.
representative(Noun)
A member of a legislative or governing body who represents a constituency.
She served four terms as representative of her local at the national union convention.
Etymology: From representatif.
representative(Noun)
One that is taken as typical of its class.
Etymology: From representatif.
representative(Noun)
A member of the US House of Representatives.
All representatives face re-election every two years.
Etymology: From representatif.
representative(Adjective)
Typical; having the same properties of interest as a larger group.
Etymology: From representatif.
Webster Dictionary
Representative(adj)
fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude
Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]
Representative(adj)
bearing the character or power of another; acting for another or others; as, a council representative of the people
Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]
Representative(adj)
conducted by persons chosen to represent, or act as deputies for, the people; as, a representative government
Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]
Representative(adj)
serving or fitted to present the full characters of the type of a group; typical; as, a representative genus in a family
Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]
Representative(adj)
similar in general appearance, structure, and habits, but living in different regions; -- said of certain species and varieties
Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]
Representative(adj)
giving, or existing as, a transcript of what was originally presentative knowledge; as, representative faculties; representative knowledge. See Presentative, 3 and Represent, 8
Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]
Representative(noun)
one who, or that which, represents (anything); that which exhibits a likeness or similitude
Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]
Representative(noun)
an agent, deputy, or substitute, who supplies the place of another, or others, being invested with his or their authority
Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]
Representative(noun)
one who represents, or stands in the place of, another
Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]
Representative(noun)
a member of the lower or popular house in a State legislature, or in the national Congress
Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]
Representative(noun)
that which presents the full character of the type of a group
Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]
Representative(noun)
a species or variety which, in any region, takes the place of a similar one in another region
Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]
Editors Contribution
representative
A person elected to represent their electorate as a member of a form of unity government.
The representative did have optimum health, human rights and shared prosperity for all as their priorities at all times.
Submitted by MaryC on April 16, 2020representative
A person who represents.
The local government representative was very helpful, kind and caring.
Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'representative' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4088
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'representative' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4338
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'representative' in Nouns Frequency: #722
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'representative' in Adjectives Frequency: #775
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of representative in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of representative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of representative in a Sentence
Actually having a broker and a buy-side representative sitting at the table voting on plan amendments, I think that's the appropriate structure.
This was the first GBI salvo intercept of a complex, threat-representative ICBM target, and it was a critical milestone.
We do not systematically track contacts between (tax) officials and...companies, but in general it is true that such contacts take place, for myself, I can say that I have not had contact with an Uber representative.
The representative insisted that the WHO has not declared that there is Ebola in Tanzania, nor does it have any evidence on that and pledged to cooperate with the government, during the talks, the WHO agreed to strictly follow guidelines outlined by the agency itself and ratified by the government if it wants to get any additional information from the Tanzanian government.
That is disgusting and it's not a part of our game, especially from an Australian representative and a captain at that.
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Translations for representative
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- ممثلArabic
- poslanec, zástupceCzech
- cynrychiolyddWelsh
- repräsentativ, RepräsentantGerman
- βουλευτής, πλασιέGreek
- representante, representativoSpanish
- نمایندهPersian
- edustaja, edustavaFinnish
- représentant, député, représentatif, délégué, mandataire, typiqueFrench
- uiríollaíIrish
- neach-ionaid, riochdaireScottish Gaelic
- נציג, נציגה, מייצג, מייצגתHebrew
- képviselőHungarian
- rappresentativo, rappresentanteItalian
- נציגHebrew
- 代表者Japanese
- 대표Korean
- repraesentātīvus, repraesentātīvaLatin
- māngaiMāori
- representatief, vertegenwoordigerDutch
- reprezentatywny, reprezentantPolish
- representativo, representantePortuguese
- reprezentativRomanian
- типичный, представительница, показательный, [[член]] [[палата, характерный, представитель, делегат, уполномоченныйRussian
- poslanikSerbo-Croatian
- representantSwedish
- wajumbeSwahili
- ప్రతినిధిTelugu
- Tiêu biểuVietnamese
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