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rep•re•sent•a•tive n. [countable]

a person or thing that represents another or others.
Governmenta person who represents a certain group of people or a community in a law-making body, esp. a member of the U.S. House of Representatives or of the lower house in certain state legislatures.
a typical example of something:thought of him as a representative of the modern executive.

adj.

serving to represent;
representing;
including typical members of a certain population:a representative group to see the mayor.
Government of, characterized by, or based on representation of the people in government:[before a noun]a representative democracy.
being a typical example of a group or kind;
typical:Is this painting representative of your work?

rep•re•sent•a•tive n.

a person or thing that represents another or others.
an agent or deputy:a legal representative.
Governmenta person who represents a constituency or community in a legislative body, esp. 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.

adj.

serving to represent;
representing.
standing or acting for another or others.
Governmentmade up of representatives:a representative assembly.
Governmentof or pertaining to a system of governance by chosen representatives, usually elected from among a large group: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, pertaining to, or characteristic of representationalism.
pertaining to or of the nature of a mental image or representation.

Medieval Latin repraesentātīvus, equivalent. to repraesentāt(us) (see representation) + -īvus -ive
Middle English (adjective, adjectival) 1350–1400

rep′re•sent′a•tive•ly, adv.
rep′re•sent′a•tive•ness, n.

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representative /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/ n

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
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

adj

serving to represent; symbolic
- exemplifying a class or kind; typical
- containing or including examples of all the interests, types, etc in a group
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

ˌrepreˈsentatively adv ˌrepreˈsentativeness n

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