representative
a person or thing that represents another or others.
an agent or deputy: a legal representative.
a person who represents a constituency or community in a legislative body, especially a member of the U.S. House of Representatives or a lower house in certain state legislatures.
a typical example or specimen of a group, quality, or kind.
serving to represent; representing.
standing or acting for another or others.
made up of representatives: a representative assembly.
Government. of or relating to a system of governance by chosen representatives, usually elected from among a large group, as in representative democracy; representative government.
exemplifying a group or kind; typical: a representative selection of Elizabethan plays.
corresponding to or replacing some other species or the like, as in a different locality.
of, relating to, or characteristic of representationalism.
pertaining to or of the nature of a mental image or representation.
Origin of representative
1Other words for representative
Other words from representative
- rep·re·sent·a·tive·ly, adverb
- rep·re·sent·a·tive·ness, noun
- non·rep·re·sent·a·tive, noun, adjective
- non·rep·re·sent·a·tive·ly, adverb
- non·rep·re·sent·a·tive·ness, noun
- o·ver·rep·re·sent·a·tive, adjective
- o·ver·rep·re·sent·a·tive·ly, adverb
- o·ver·rep·re·sent·a·tive·ness, noun
- un·rep·re·sent·a·tive, adjective
- un·rep·re·sent·a·tive·ly, adverb
- un·rep·re·sent·a·tive·ness, noun
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How to use representative in a sentence
The local churches were grouped into circuits governed representatively by a quarterly meeting.
She is not literally, but virtually or officially, representatively or vicariously present wherever her regal authority is swayed.
The Mormon Doctrine of Deity | B. H. RobertsThe Gipsies are all tinkers, either literally, figuratively, or representatively.
A History of the Gipsies | Walter SimsonReally each shuts out every other; ideally, or representatively, it includes every other.
Under the influence of the mores men act typically, and so representatively, not as individuals but as members of a group.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology | Robert E. Park
British Dictionary definitions for representative
/ (ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv) /
a person or thing that represents another or others
a person who represents and tries to sell the products or services of a firm, esp a travelling salesman: Often shortened to: rep
a typical example
a person representing a constituency in a deliberative, legislative, or executive body, esp (capital) a member of the House of Representatives (the lower house of Congress): See also House of Representatives
NZ a rugby player, football player, etc, chosen to represent a province in interprovincial sports
serving to represent; symbolic
exemplifying a class or kind; typical: a representative example of the species
containing or including examples of all the interests, types, etc, in a group: a representative collection
acting as deputy or proxy for another or others
acting for or representing a constituency or the whole people in the process of government: a representative council
of, characterized by, or relating to the political principle of representation of the people: representative government
of or relating to a mental picture or representation
Derived forms of representative
- representatively, adverb
- representativeness, noun
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