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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"
6 days ago · A representative is a person who has been chosen to act or make decisions on behalf of another person or a group of people. ...trade union representatives. Employees from each department elect a representative. Synonyms: delegate, member, agent, deputy More Synonyms of representative. 2. countable noun.
adjective. standing for something else. “the bald eagle is representative of the United States”. synonyms: allegoric, allegorical. used in or characteristic of or containing allegory. emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical. serving as a visible symbol for something abstract. see more.
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. rep′re·sen′ta·tive·ly adv. rep′re·sen′ta·tive·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
representative. a person who has been chosen to speak or vote for somebody else or for a group of people, or to take the place of somebody else. Our elected representatives in government should be doing something about this. Management are obliged to consult with union representatives about changes to conditions.
Representative (abbreviation Rep.) (in the U.S.) a member of the House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress; a member of the House of Representatives in the lower house of a state legislature. See representative in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Definition of representative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
someone who speaks or does something officially for another person. See also. House of Representatives. representative. adjective. uk / ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv / us. the same as other people or things in a particular group: Are his views representative of the rest of the department?
