Yes, the word representative is a noun, a singular, common noun; a word for a a typical example of a group, class, or quality; one that represents another or others; a word for a person or a thing.
The word representative is also an adjective, used to describe a noun: a representative example:
The word representatives is a noun. It is the plural form of representative.
A congress of representatives
The word 'representatives' is a noun, not a pronoun.An antecedent is the noun or pronoun that a pronoun replaces.Example: When Henry comes home he reads the paper. (the pronoun 'he' takes the place of the antecedent noun 'Henry')The word 'representatives' is the plural form of the noun 'representative', a word for a person or a thing.The pronouns that take the place of the plural noun 'representatives' are they as a subject and them as an object in a sentence.Examples:Our representatives don't understand the situation. They don't know what we want. We should tell them. (the noun 'representatives' is the antecedent noun)You and I can get the representative attention if we work together. (the pronoun 'we' takes the place of the antecedent pronouns 'you and I')
An antecedent is the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers, as shown by the context. The antecedent is "representatives" because it is "their" (pronoun) negotiations - this is assuming that it is the representatives and not the strikers that are doing the negotiating.
The noun "representatives" is a common noun and is also a plural noun, referring to individuals who act on behalf of others, such as members of a legislative body or delegates in various contexts. It is not a proper noun, as it does not name a specific person, place, or organization. Instead, it describes a general category of people fulfilling a representative role.
Electoral is an adjective, not a noun.
Neither is a collective noun; relatives is the plural form for the singular relative; representatives is the plural form for the singular representative. A collective noun for relatives is a gathering of relatives. A collective noun for representatives is a committee of representatives.
The noun 'democracy' is an abstract noun, a word for a system of government.A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things; for example:a union of statesa slate of candidatesan alliance of countriesa congress of representatives
The plural form of the noun company is companies.The plural possessive form is companies'.example: There will be six companies' representatives presenting the bill.
The plural form of the noun country is countries.The plural possessive form is countries'.Example: All of the countries' representatives have been seated.
The noun government has been used as a collective noun for less than complimentary descriptions such as a government of fools or a government of scoundrels. It can also be used for more mundane things such as a government of ministers or a government of representatives.
The noun 'house' is a concrete noun as a word for a building; a word for a physical thing.The noun 'house' is an abstract noun as a word for a family of noble or royal lineage (House of Windsor); a business or institution (House of Dior); a legislative or deliberative assembly (House of Representatives); a word for a concept.