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1representative
adjective rep·re·sen·ta·tive \ˌre-pri-ˈzen-tə-tiv\
: typical of a particular group of people or of a particular thing
: including examples of the different types of people or things in a group
: having people who are chosen in elections to act or speak for or in support of the people who voted for them
Full Definition of REPRESENTATIVE
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: serving to represent
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a : standing or acting for another especially through delegated authority b : of, based on, or constituting a government in which the many are represented by persons chosen from among them usually by election
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: serving as a typical or characteristic example <a representative moviegoer>
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: of or relating to representation or representationalism
— rep·re·sen·ta·tive·ly adverb
— rep·re·sen·ta·tive·ness noun
— rep·re·sen·ta·tiv·i·ty \-ˌzen-tə-ˈti-və-tē\ noun
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First Known Use of REPRESENTATIVE
14th century
Related to REPRESENTATIVE
- Synonyms
- archetypal (also archetypical), average, characteristic, normal, regular, typical, standard, true
- Antonyms
- aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, atypical, deviant, irregular, nonrepresentative, nontypical, untypical
Rhymes with REPRESENTATIVE
2representative
noun
: someone who acts or speaks for or in support of another person or group
: a member of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress or of a state government
: a person or thing that is typical of a group
Full Definition of REPRESENTATIVE
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: one that represents another or others: as a (1) : one that represents a constituency as a member of a legislative body (2) : a member of the house of representatives of the United States Congress or a state legislature b : one that represents another as agent, deputy, substitute, or delegate usually being invested with the authority of the principal c : one that represents a business organization d : one that represents another as successor or heir
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: a typical example of a group, class, or quality : specimen
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First Known Use of REPRESENTATIVE
1635
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REPRESENTATIVES Defined for Kids
1representative
adjective rep·re·sen·ta·tive \ˌre-pri-ˈzen-tə-tiv\
Definition of REPRESENTATIVE for Kids
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: serving to portray <The painting is representative of a battle.>
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: carried on by people elected to act for others <a representative government>
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: being a typical example of the thing mentioned <This song is representative of the blues.>
2representative
noun
Definition of REPRESENTATIVE for Kids
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: a typical example (as of a group or class)
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: a person who acts for others (as in a legislature and especially in the House of Representatives of the United States or of a state)
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