Representative

What do we mean by representative?

One that serves as an example or type for others of the same classification. noun

One that serves as a delegate or agent for another. noun

A member of a governmental body, usually legislative, chosen by popular vote. noun

A member of the US House of Representatives or of the lower house of a state legislature. noun

Representing, depicting, or portraying or able to do so. adjective

Authorized to act as an official delegate or agent. adjective

Of or characteristic of government by representation. adjective

Like or typical of others of the same class. adjective

Representing, portraying, or typifying.

Acting as the substitute for or agent of another or of others; performing the functions of another or of others.

Pertaining to or founded on representation of the people; conducted by the agency of delegates chosen by or representing the people: as, a representative government.

In biology: Typical; fully presenting, or alone representing, the characters of a given class or group: as, in zoölogy and botany, the representative genus of a family.

Representing in any group the characters of another and different group: chiefly used in the quinarian system; also, pertaining to such supposed representation: as, the representative theory.

In zoögeography, replacing; taking the place of, or holding a similar position: as, the llama is representative of the camel in America.

In psychology and logic, mediately known; known by means of a representation or object which signifies another object.

Where fa is a function of limited variation between A and another limit, B, exceeding b, while φ (a, n) is such a function of α and the parameter n that the integral of it between the same limits is less than an assignable finite quantity, whatever value between A and B be given to b, and whatever value be given to n; and is such that when n tends toward infinity, the integral of φ (a, n) from A to b, where b is greater than A and less than B, tends toward a constant finite value. This is called a representative integral, because it is equal to the function f A multiplied by a constant.

One who or that which represents another person or thing; that by which anything is represented or exhibited. noun

An agent, deputy, or substitute, who supplies the place of another or others, being invested with his or their authority: as, an attorney is the representative of his client or employer; specifically, a member of the British House of Commons, or, in the United States, of the lower branch of Congress (the House of Representatives) or of the corresponding branch of the legislature in some States. noun

In law: One who occupies another's place and succeeds to his beneficial rights in such a way that he may also in some degree be charged with his liabilities. noun

A delegate.

Something standing for something else.

Words that are spelled similarly to representative:
representative, representation, presentative, representatives, unrepresentative.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word representative:
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Words that rhyme with representative:
tentative, preventative, argumentative, genitive, lenitive, splenitive, unrepresentative, benet of, bennet of, bennett of, genet of, rennet of, senate of, tenet of.

Adjectives that are often used to describe representative:
personal, more, legal, only, sole, official, most, local, british, special, chief, american, diplomatic, typical, last, true, best, single, permanent, soviet, french, less, legitimate, former, senior, direct, worthy, principal, democratic, prominent, accredited, exclusive, outstanding, distinguished, chinese, russian, regional, indian, foremost, male, fair, republican, perfect, highest, congressional, parliamentary, canadian, earthly, japanese, visible, papal, faithful, legislative, highly, unofficial, eminent, australian, able, italian, nearest, ideal, supreme, known, genuine.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective representative:
government, sample, democracy, body, institutions, system, samples, assembly, bodies, character, examples, group, men, example, assemblies, sampling, selection, capacity, section, offices, values, data, collection, figure, value, works, firm, members, types, office, set, function, figures, governments, council, committee, species, list, principle, picture, citizens, points, peers, element, survey, institution, organizations, agent, organization, democracies, legislature, consumer, art, experiment, districts, image, quality, sections, individual, member, organs, specimens, constitution, series, images, writers, parliament, fraction, gathering, organ, union.

Words that sound like representative:
representative, representatives, rep, unrepresentative, represented, representativeness, representant, misrepresentative, unrepresented, supersensitive.