representative
adjective
1. serving to represent or typify
- representative moviegoers
- a representative modern play
Similar word(s): typical
2. standing for something else
- the bald eagle is representative of the United States
Similar word(s): allegoric, allegorical, emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical
3. being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
- representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people
Similar word(s): democratic
Sentences with representative as an adjective:
- 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
1. a person who represents others
Definition categories: person, negotiant, negotiator, treater
2. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
Similar word(s): interpreter, spokesperson, voice
Definition categories: person, advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent
3. a member of the United States House of Representatives
Similar word(s): congressman, congresswoman
Definition categories: person, legislator
4. an item of information that is typical of a class or group
Similar word(s): example, illustration, instance
Definition categories: thought, information
Sentences with representative as a noun:
- I will send a representative to work out the details of the contract.
- She served four terms as representative of her local at the national union convention.
- All representatives face re-election every two years.