noun
a person who represents others
noun
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
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- the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government
noun
a member of the United States House of Representatives
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noun
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
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- this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome
- there is an example on page 10
adjective
serving to represent or typify
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- representative moviegoers
- a representative modern play
adjective
standing for something else
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- the bald eagle is representative of the United States
adjective
being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
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- representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people