representatives
Popularly elected officials who serve in state legislatures and in the House of Representatives in Congress. Representing the local districts from which they are elected, representatives support the interests of their constituents by proposing bills and programs. Elected for two-year terms, representatives in Congress must be sensitive to their constituents' concerns in order to be reelected.
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Police, their representatives and supporters tell us, ensure our freedom of speech through our ability to protest.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead | Luke O’Neil | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen our elected representatives assume their respective offices, they take an oath to “protect and defend the Constitution.”
Are Police Stealing People’s Property? | Joan Blades, Matt Kibbe | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn his statement, Rigi named Naser Boledi as a main mediator between him and representatives of NATO.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan | Umar Farooq | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRepublican Elise Stefanik, 30, of upstate New York, just became the youngest woman ever elected to the House of representatives.
The House of representatives is bursting to the rafters with contenders for the title.
Election of representatives from New York to consider the federal constitution held.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellSo an armistice was agreed to on June 26, and representatives of both sides met to discuss terms.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThey gave a dinner at their hotel in Dublin to which, with other Irish railway representatives, I was invited.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowWith the exception of quartz and augite, these names are, however, representatives of different classes of minerals.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas AndersonPeople began to get fidgety, and started petitioning their representatives in government to Do Something.
Old Friends Are the Best | Jack Sharkey
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