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Etymology

From Old French representatif.

Adjective

representative (comparative more representative, superlative most representative)

Positive 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

Singular representative

Plural representatives

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. (US, politics) A member of the US House of Representatives.
    All representatives face re-election every two years.
  3. (mathematics) A designated member of an equivalence class.
    We usually choose 0 and 1 as representatives of the even and odd numbers.

Synonyms

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Translations

one who speaks for another
  • Korean: 대표 (daepyo)
  • Kurdish: نوێنه‌ر
  • Polish: reprezentant pl(pl) m.
  • Portuguese: representante pt(pt) m. and f.
  • Russian: представитель (predstavítel’) m.
  • Serbian: poslanik
  • Spanish: representante es(es) m. and f.
  • Swahili: wajumbe sw(sw)
  • Swedish: representant
  • Telugu: ప్రతినిధి (pratinidhi)
member of the US House of Representatives
  • Swahili: wajumbe sw(sw)

 

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