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Representative

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveTypical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group.
2.AdjectiveRepresenting, showing a likeness.
"Are you sure this paper is representative of your child's writing?; the representative faculty of the human imagination"
3.NounA delegate. Someone who represents others as a member of a legislative or governing body. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
"She served four terms as representative of her local at the national union convention.; I will send a representative to work out the details of the contract.; All representatives face re-election every two years."
4.NounSomeone who represents others as a member of a legislative or governing body. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
"She served four terms as representative of her local at the national union convention."
5.NounOne who speaks for or acts on behalf of another in a particular (especially official) capacity.
"I will send a representative to work out the details of the contract."
6.NounAn heir.
7.NounSpecifically, a member of the United States House of Representatives.
"All representatives face re-election every two years."
8.NounA company agent who visits potential purchasers; a salesman.
9.NounSomething standing for something else. Something representing or standing for another; a symbol, an embodiment. A member of a particular class. Something (especially a living organism) regarded as typical of its class; a type. A consistent choice of element from an equivalence class, used to identify it. A substitute or analogue.
10.NounSomething representing or standing for another; a symbol, an embodiment.
11.NounA member of a particular class. Something (especially a living organism) regarded as typical of its class; a type. A consistent choice of element from an equivalence class, used to identify it.
12.NounSomething (especially a living organism) regarded as typical of its class; a type.
13.NounA consistent choice of element from an equivalence class, used to identify it.
14.NounA substitute or analogue.
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