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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1470 COCA: 1976

representative

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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

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