
noun
adjective
Definition: characteristic, typical
Antonyms: atypical, different, uncharacteristic, unrepresentative
n
Definition: typical example
Antonyms: atypical
An individual who stands in the place of another.
With respect to constitutional law, a representative is an individual chosen by the electorate to serve as its spokesperson in a legislative body, such as the Senate or House of Representatives.
A personal representative is an individual who is named in a will, or appointed by a probate court, to supervise the distribution of property remaining after another individual's death.
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.
n.
In national politics, a member of the Lower House in this world, and without discernible hope of promotion in the next.
Every situation, every moment — is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.
— Neal Maxwell Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
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Representative of the population as a whole; e.g. erythrocyte counts of randomly selected samples of a population. See also random.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - repræsentativ, som repræsenterer, betegnende for
n. - repræsentant, medarbejder, typisk eksempel (på ngt.), medlem af Repræsentanternes Hus (amer.)
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Nederlands (Dutch)
vertegenwoordiger, afgevaardigde, representant, representatief
Français (French)
adj. - représentatif, typique, (Pol) représentatif
n. - (gén) représentant, (Comm) représentant, agent (commercial), (US, Pol) député
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Deutsch (German)
n. - Vertreter, Abgeordneter, Repräsentant
adj. - repräsentativ
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αντιπρόσωπος, εκπρόσωπος, (ΗΠΑ) βουλευτής
adj. - αντιπροσωπευτικός, παραστατικός, τυπικός
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Italiano (Italian)
rappresentante, delegato, deputato, rappresentativo
Português (Portuguese)
n. - representante (m), símbolo (m)
adj. - representativo
Русский (Russian)
представитель, показательный, типичный, член палаты представителей (США)
Español (Spanish)
adj. - representativo
n. - representante, agente, delegado, diputado, parlamentario
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Svenska (Swedish)
n. - representant, ombud, ställföreträdare
adj. - representativ, föreställnings-
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
描写的, 代理的, 表现的, 代表, 典型, 众议员
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 描寫的, 代理的, 表現的
n. - 代表, 典型, 眾議員
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한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 대표하는, 전형적인
n. - 대표자, 국회의원, 대표물
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 代理人, 代表者, 代議士, 販売員, 見本, 類似物, 後継者, 国会議員
adj. - 代表する, 代議制の, 典型的な, 表示する, 表象の
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) نائب في البرلمان (صفه) نموذج, مندوب
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מייצג, טיפוסי, יציג, נבחר, ייצוגי
n. - נציג, בא-כוח, דוגמה
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