Definitions for representative
ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛn tə tɪvrep·re·sen·ta·tive

Princeton's WordNet(4.29 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. representativenoun

   a person who represents others

2. spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voicenoun

   an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

   "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

3. congressman, congresswoman, representativenoun

   a member of the United States House of Representatives

4. example, illustration, instance, representativeadjective

   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. representativeadjective

   serving to represent or typify

   "representative moviegoers"; "a representative modern play"

6. representativeadjective

   standing for something else

   "the bald eagle is representative of the United States"

7. representativeadjective

   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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. representativenoun

   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.

2. representativenoun

   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.

3. representativenoun

   One that is taken as typical of its class.

   Etymology: From representatif.

4. representativenoun

   A member of the US House of Representatives.

   All representatives face re-election every two years.

   Etymology: From representatif.

5. representativeadjective

   Typical; having the same properties of interest as a larger group.

   Etymology: From representatif.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Representativeadjective

   fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude

   Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]

2. Representativeadjective

   bearing the character or power of another; acting for another or others; as, a council representative of the people

   Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]

3. Representativeadjective

   conducted by persons chosen to represent, or act as deputies for, the people; as, a representative government

   Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]

4. Representativeadjective

   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.]

5. Representativeadjective

   similar in general appearance, structure, and habits, but living in different regions; -- said of certain species and varieties

   Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]

6. Representativeadjective

   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.]

7. Representativenoun

   one who, or that which, represents (anything); that which exhibits a likeness or similitude

   Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]

8. Representativenoun

   an agent, deputy, or substitute, who supplies the place of another, or others, being invested with his or their authority

   Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]

9. Representativenoun

   one who represents, or stands in the place of, another

   Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]

10. Representativenoun

    a member of the lower or popular house in a State legislature, or in the national Congress

    Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]

11. Representativenoun

    that which presents the full character of the type of a group

    Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]

12. Representativenoun

    a species or variety which, in any region, takes the place of a similar one in another region

    Etymology: [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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, 2020  

2. representative

   A person who represents.

   The local government representative was very helpful, kind and caring.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Advocate
   • Legislator
   • Negotiator

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'representative' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4088

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'representative' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4338

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'representative' in Nouns Frequency: #722

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'representative' in Adjectives Frequency: #775

How to pronounce representative?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say representative in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of representative in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of representative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of representative in a Sentence

1. Ted Cruz:

   Yesterday, Supreme Court Justices re-wrote ObamaCare, yet again, in order to force this failed law on the American people. Today Supreme Court doubled down with a 5-4 opinion that undermines not just the definition of marriage but the very foundations of our representative form of government.

2. Malachi Love-Robinson on Tuesday afternoon:

   I will have a legal representative there.

3. Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz:

   Yesterday, the court doubled down with a 5-4 opinion that undermines not just the definition of marriage, but the very foundations of our representative system of government, for those who say the marriage decision yesterday is the law of the land, it is fundamentally illegitimate, it is wrong, it is not law, and it is not the Constitution.

4. Michael McConnell:

   You have to recruit a large number of people, and to have a broad, representative population in a clinical trial is challenging.

5. Jason Torchinsky:

   This notion that somehow you have to have a majority Black district to elect a Black representative was probably substantially more true in 1965 than it is in 2022.

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