representative

(rĕp'rĭ-zĕn'tə-tĭv)
n.

1. One that serves as an example or type for others of the same classification.
2. One that serves as a delegate or agent for another.
3. 1. A member of a governmental body, usually legislative, chosen by popular vote.
   2. A member of the U.S. House of Representatives or of the lower house of a state legislature.

adj.

1. Representing, depicting, or portraying or able to do so.
2. Authorized to act as an official delegate or agent.
3. Of or characteristic of government by representation.
4. Like or typical of others of the same class.

representatively rep're·sen'ta·tive·ly adv.
representativeness rep're·sen'ta·tive·ness n.

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noun

1. One that is representative of a group or class: case, example, illustration, instance, sample, specimen. See substitute.
2. One who stands for another: delegate, deputy. See substitute.

adjective

1. Serving as a symbol: emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical. See substitute.
2. Serving to describe: delineative, descriptive, graphic. See words.
3. Having the nature of, constituting, or serving as a type: archetypal, archetypic, archetypical, classic, classical, model, paradigmatic, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical, quintessential, typic, typical. See same/different/compare, usual/unusual.

adj

Definition: characteristic, typical
Antonyms: atypical, different, uncharacteristic, unrepresentative

n

Definition: typical example
Antonyms: atypical

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

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.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

In national politics, a member of the Lower House in this world, and without discernible hope of promotion in the next.

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IN BRIEF: Being an example; typical. Also: An individual who speaks or acts in place of others.

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.

For a list of words related to representative, see:

• Government Officials and Citizens - representative: one elected to legislative body to serve interests of specific constituency
• Titles of Rank - representative: elected member of legislative body, esp. U.S. House of Representatives
• Employers, Employees, and Business People - representative: salesperson or authorized agent for business
• General Titles, Positions, and Status - representative: one who acts as agent for another

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Common misspelling(s) of representative

• representive

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - repræsentativ, som repræsenterer, betegnende for
n. - repræsentant, medarbejder, typisk eksempel (på ngt.), medlem af Repræsentanternes Hus (amer.)

idioms:

• representative advisory body    rådgivende organ
• representative advisory council    rådgivende råd

Nederlands (Dutch)
vertegenwoordiger, afgevaardigde, representant, representatief

Français (French)
adj. - représentatif, typique, (Pol) représentatif
n. - (gén) représentant, (Comm) représentant, agent (commercial), (US, Pol) député

idioms:

• representative advisory body    organisme consultatif
• representative advisory council    conseil consultatif

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vertreter, Abgeordneter, Repräsentant
adj. - repräsentativ

idioms:

• representative advisory body    Beirat
• representative advisory council    Beirat

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αντιπρόσωπος, εκπρόσωπος, (ΗΠΑ) βουλευτής
adj. - αντιπροσωπευτικός, παραστατικός, τυπικός

idioms:

• representative advisory body    αντιπροσωπευτική συμβουλευτική επιτροπή
• representative advisory council    αντιπροσωπευτικό συμβουλευτικό συμβούλιο

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

idioms:

• representative advisory body    cuerpo consultivo
• representative advisory council    consejo consultivo

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

idioms:

• representative advisory body    代表顾问团
• representative advisory council    代表顾问委员会

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 描寫的, 代理的, 表現的
n. - 代表, 典型, 眾議員

idioms:

• representative advisory body    代表顧問團
• representative advisory council    代表顧問委員會

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

idioms:

• representative advisory body    代表顧問団
• representative advisory council    代表諮問委員会

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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