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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1470 COCA: 1976

representative
1 representative /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/ adjective
1 representative
/ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/
adjective
Learner's definition of REPRESENTATIVE
[more representative; most representative]
1 
: typical of a particular group of people or of a particular thing代表的；典型的
2 
: including examples of the different types of people or things in a group有代表性的
3 
: having people who are chosen in elections to act or speak for or in support of the people who voted for them代表制的；代议制的

— representativeness

noun [noncount]
2 representative /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/ noun
plural representatives
2 representative
/ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/
noun
plural representatives
Learner's definition of REPRESENTATIVE
[count]
1 
a  : someone who acts or speaks for or in support of another person or group代表；代理人
b  : a member of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress or of a state government（美国）众议院议员
2 
: a person or thing that is typical of a group典型人物；有代表性的事物
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1470 COCA: 1976

representative

1 of 2

adjective

rep·​re·​sen·​ta·​tive ˌre-pri-ˈzen-tə-tiv How to pronounce representative (audio)
1
: serving to represent
2
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
3
: serving as a typical or characteristic example
a representative moviegoer
4
: of or relating to representation or representationalism
representatively adverb
representativeness noun
representativity
ˌre-pri-ˌzen-tə-ˈti-və-tē How to pronounce representative (audio)
noun

representative

2 of 2

noun

1
: one that represents another or others: such 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 U.S. 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
2
: a typical example of a group, class, or quality : specimen

Synonyms

Adjective

Noun

Example Sentences

Adjective The paintings are representative of English art in the early 19th century. The students chosen for the survey are a fairly representative sample of college students from across the U.S. Noun Do you know who your representatives are? The bill was introduced by Representative Smith. a representative of her age group
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
The Lawrence Eagle-Tribune reported that in that District’s Democratic primary, Lawrence City Councilor Estela Reyes defeated former Lawrence mayor and representative William Lantigua and Methuen City Councilor James McCarty. John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Regard, for example, the film’s slightly strained effort to pay due representative diligence with a diverse range of characters, Black, white and Latino, with women who are strong and can shoot as straight as any man. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2022 One reason there are so many contests on the ballot this year is new representative districts were drawn for the U.S. House of Representatives, the Illinois General Assembly and the Lake County Board. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 Read your policy carefully and ask your claims representative about it. Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 But in recent years, Disney has branched out to be more inclusive and representative. Seventeen, 31 Aug. 2022 Indeed, that might be too much to ask of a project like this, which wants to swallow a life whole, rather than examining a representative aspect at length. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 Babylon isn't the first private company to fail to deliver on bold claims to cut costs in the public health network, says Michelle Drage, CEO of Londonwide Local Medical Committees, an independent representative body for GPs. WIRED, 25 Aug. 2022 The voting panel is made up of one basketball executive from each WNBA team, with each representative submitting top three choices. Fox News, 24 Aug. 2022
Noun
Writing about Simenon is tricky, too, simply because the extent of his work—and the relatively small variations in tone within it—makes any one novel at once representative of the whole and too small a slice to offer as truly exemplary. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 Former Republican state representative and U.S. Senate candidate Themis Klarides, who represented Woodbridge and other towns, said officials of Connecticut’s cities and suburbs represent what their constituents want. Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2022 As more park perks gradually become gated behind additional purchases, does Disneyland become less representative of American storytelling and more a reflection of its class system? Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Eversley was mainly motivated to cast her vote in order to support her neighbor Christopher Worrell, who’s running for state representative. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 In 34 years of existence no investor had ever asked for a representative for those owning ‘A’ shares, the company said, adding that all board directors act in the interest of all shareholders. Deirdre Hipwell, Bloomberg.com, 15 Aug. 2022 Others involved, according to the filing, included a state representative and the sheriff in Barry County, Dar Leaf. Patrick Marley And Tom Hamburger, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2022 Lake County -- which held four uncontested races for state representative and Republican and Democratic state central committee members -- saw a paltry 6% turnout. Andrew J. Tobias, Cleveland.comzachary Smith, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2022 The race for the Republican nomination for secretary of state features Mark Finchem, a state representative and expansive conspiracy theorist who marched on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Show me the fate of Eric Greitens. New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1635, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of representative was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1470 COCA: 1976
representative

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + REPRESENTATIVE | REPRESENTATIVE + VERB | REPRESENTATIVE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤chief, leading, main首席／最重要的／主要代表➤senior資深代表▸➤sole唯一代表◇I was the sole representative of the committee.我是該委員會的唯一代表。➤appointed, designated, elected任命的／指定的／當選的代表▸➤authorized, official授權／官方代表▸➤field, international, local, national, regional, state區域代表；國際代表；地方代表；全國代表；地區代表；州代表➤British, US, etc.英國、美國等代表➤personal私人代表▸➤legal法定代理人▸➤congressional, parliamentary, political國會／議會／政黨代表▸➤council, government市政會／政府代表▸➤diplomatic外交代表▸➤UN聯合國代表▸➤special特別代表◇the UN special representative for Cyprus聯合國塞浦路斯問題特別代表➤permanent永久代表◇the Algerian permanent representative at the UN阿爾及利亞常駐聯合國代表➤military軍事代表▸➤business, company, corporate, industry, management, marketing, trade商務／企業／法人／行業／資方／銷售／貿易代表▸➤customer-service, sales(also informal rep) 客戶服務／銷售代表◇She's a sales rep for sports equipment.她是運動器械的銷售代表。➤financial, insurance, media, pharmaceutical金融／保險／媒體／醫藥代表◇his success as a full-time financial representative他作為專職金融代表取得的成功◇a panel of media representatives媒體代表組成的小組➤employee, labour/labor, union, worker雇員／勞工／工會／工人代表▸➤class, student班級／學生代表▸➤community, public社區／公眾代表➤NGO非政府組織代表▸➤club, committee俱樂部代表；委員會代表▸➤church教會代表VERB + REPRESENTATIVE➤appoint, appoint sb (as), choose (sb as), elect, elect sb (as), nominate, nominate sb (as), select, select sb (as)任命代表；委任某人為代表；選舉（某人為）代表；推選代表；提名代表；指定某人為代表▸➤send派遣代表◇The association is sending representatives to the conference.協會將派代表出席大會。➤consult, consult with, meet, meet with (especially NAmE) 咨詢代表；與代表協商；會見代表；與代表會談◇Management are obliged to consult with union representatives about changes to conditions.資方有義務就變更條件徵求工會代表的意見 。➤discuss (sth) with與代表討論（⋯）REPRESENTATIVE + VERB➤attend sth代表參加⋯◇The negotiations were attended by representatives of several states.來自幾個國家的代表出席了談判。➤vote代表投票REPRESENTATIVE + NOUN➤body代表團體◇The country has a new supreme representative body.該國新成立了一個最高代表機構。PREPOSITION➤representative for為⋯工作的代表◇a representative for international shipping companies國際船運公司代表➤representative from, representative of來自⋯的代表◇representatives from citizens' groups市民團體的代表➤representative on⋯方面的代表◇a nursing representative on the infection control committee傳染病控制委員會中護理方面的代表➤representative to參加⋯的代表◇representatives to a conference大會代表  ➡ note at job
representative

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, seem有代表性；好像典型▸➤consider sb/sth認為⋯有代表性ADVERB➤highly, very很有代表性▸➤fully, truly有充分代表性；非常有代表性▸➤not necessarily未必有代表性▸➤broadly, fairly, reasonably有廣泛代表性；相當有代表性；還算典型◇a broadly representative sample有廣泛代表性的抽樣➤widely有普遍代表性◇Exhibits include a widely representative collection of Greek vases.展品包括一批有普遍代表性的希臘花瓶收藏品。➤statistically在數據上有代表性的▸➤nationally代表全國的◇a nationally representative picture of the employment situation全國就業形勢圖PREPOSITION➤of代表⋯的◇Is this group of people fully representative of the population in general?這組人能完全代表所有人口嗎？

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