representative

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Old French representatif.

Adjective

representative (comparative more representative, superlative most representative)

  1. Typical; having the same properties of interest as a larger group.
    Are you sure this paper is representative of your child's writing?
    If you took all the fools out of the legislature, it wouldn't be a representative body anymore. — Texas State Senator Carl Parker.

Noun

representative (plural representatives)

  1. One who may speak for another in a particular capacity, especially in negotiation.
    I will send a representative to work out the details of the contract.
  2. A member of a legislative or governing body who represents a constituency.
    She served four terms as representative of her local at the national union convention.
  3. One that is taken as typical of a body of individuals.
  4. (US, politics) A member of the US House of Representatives.
    All representatives face re-election every two years.
  5. (mathematics) A designated member of an equivalence class.
    We usually choose 0 and 1 as representatives of the even and odd numbers.

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Translations

one who speaks for another
  • Arabic: ممثل (mumáθθil) m.
  • Chinese: 代表 (dàibiǎo)
  • Croatian: poslanik hr(hr)
  • Czech: zástupce cs(cs) m.
  • Dutch: vertegenwoordiger nl(nl) m.
  • Finnish: edustaja fi(fi)
  • French: représentant fr(fr) m.
  • German: Repräsentant m.
  • Hebrew: נציג he(he) (natsíg) m., נציגה he(he) (netsigá) f.
  • Hungarian: képviselő hu(hu)
  • Italian: rappresentante it(it) m. and f.
  • Japanese: 代表者 (daihyōsha)
  • Korean: 대표 (daepyo)
  • Kurdish: نوێنه‌ر
  • Polish: reprezentant pl(pl) m.
  • Portuguese: representante pt(pt) m. and f.
  • Russian: представитель (predstavítel’) m., делегат ru(ru), уполномоченный ru(ru)
  • Serbian: poslanik sr(sr)
  • Spanish: representante es(es) m. and f.
  • Swahili: wajumbe sw(sw)
  • Swedish: representant
  • Telugu: ప్రతినిధి (pratinidhi)
  • Welsh: cynrychiolydd cy(cy) m.
member of the US House of Representatives
  • Czech: poslanec cs(cs) m.
  • Russian: член палаты представителей ru(ru)
  • Swahili: wajumbe sw(sw)

 

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