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representatives

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  1. 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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Drift and the false representatives of the trading firm met multiple times face-to-face and held working sessions together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The constituencies - or electoral areas - where you vote to choose your political representatives are all new.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Times staffers will be joined by representatives from the Theodore Payne Foundation and the California Native Plant Society who will share plant information and resources at this year’s Festival of Books.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Trump said Iranian representatives had called to make a peace deal after talks in Pakistan ended at the weekend without agreement.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Eager to go meet the representatives of the Christian God, I said to my mother, “Can you take me to the tent without Papa finding out?”

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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