Definitions for representatives
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1. representatives

   Plural noun of representative.

   The trade union representatives gathered with the company management and human resources manager to discuss and agree a pay agreement that is fair, equitable, affordable and in line with inflation.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 29, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'representatives' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2415

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'representatives' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3077

How to pronounce representatives?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say representatives in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of representatives in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of representatives in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of representatives in a Sentence

1. Luis Gutierrez:

   It’s not easy to endorse a challenger over a colleague in the House of Representatives, especially when that colleague is a member of your party.

2. Romel Guzamana:

   A flawed ruling like this one ...cannot take away the power given us by the people of Amazonas, to be their voice, their legitimate representatives in parliament.

3. Chris Coons:

   I think the new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives in January ought to be focusing and dedicating their time to proposing legislation that would actually solve the problems facing average Americans -- rising health care costs, an opioid crisis, a need for stronger skills and better jobs through an infrastructure package.

4. Carlos Tavares:

   It had never happened that a CEO had sat down to take questions from representatives at such a grassroot level.

5. Elijah Cummings:

   The American people will have an opportunity to hear from Michael Cohen, Mr. Michael Cohen, and The American people representatives, that is representatives on the Republican side and the Democratic side, will have an opportunity to ask him questions, and I think The American people would see that it did matter, their votes did matter, and we opened it up for transparency.

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