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- DictionaryRep·re·sen·ta·tive/ˌreprəˈzen(t)ədiv/
adjective
- 1. typical of a class, group, or body of opinion: "these courses are representative of those taken by most Harvard undergraduates"
- 2. (of a legislative or deliberative assembly) consisting of people chosen to act and speak on behalf of a wider group: "the new government lacked a representative assembly"
noun
- 1. a person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others: "the Duke of Gloucester would attend the coronation as the representative of his father, King George V"
- 2. an example of a class or group: "fossil representatives of lampreys and hagfishes"
May 16, 2024 · Representative is the correct but rarely used term. The people whose names are on the tally sheets being scrutinized are members of the House of Representatives, known properly as representatives...
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10 hours ago · The House of Representatives shares equal responsibility for lawmaking with the U.S. Senate. As conceived by the framers of the Constitution, the House was to represent the popular will, and its members were to be directly elected by the people.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
3 days ago · Democracy is a system of government in which power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or through freely elected representatives. The term is derived from the Greek ‘demokratia,’ which was coined in the 5th century BCE to denote the political systems of some Greek city-states, notably Athens.
May 28, 2024 · Customer service refers to support and assistance given before, during and after customers purchase a product or service. It includes a wide range of activities such as: Answering questions and...
2 days ago · Representative democracy involves the election of government officials by the people being represented. If the head of state is also democratically elected then it is called a democratic republic. The most common mechanisms involve election of the candidate with a majority or a plurality of the votes. Most western countries have representative ...
3 days ago · republic, form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body. Modern republics are founded on the idea that sovereignty rests with the people, though who is included and excluded from the category of the people has varied across history.
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