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rep⋅re⋅sent⋅a⋅tive

  [rep-ri-zen-tuh-tiv]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that represents another or others.
2. an agent or deputy: a legal representative.
3. a person who represents a constituency or community in a legislative body, esp. a member of the U.S. House of Representatives or a lower house in certain state legislatures.
4. a typical example or specimen of a group, quality, or kind.
–adjective
5. serving to represent; representing.
6. standing or acting for another or others.
7. made up of representatives: a representative assembly.
8. of or pertaining to a system of governance by chosen representatives, usually elected from among a large group: representative government.
9. exemplifying a group or kind; typical: a representative selection of Elizabethan plays.
10. corresponding to or replacing some other species or the like, as in a different locality.
11. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of representationalism.
12. pertaining to or of the nature of a mental image or representation.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME (adj.) < ML repraesentātīvus, equiv. to repraesentāt(us) (see representation ) + -īvus -ive

Related forms:
rep⋅re⋅sent⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
rep⋅re⋅sent⋅a⋅tive⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
5. symbolic, exemplary, typical, characteristic.
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rep·re·sen·ta·tive   (rěp'rĭ-zěn'tə-tĭv)   
n.  

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

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

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

    2. A member of the U.S. House of Representatives or of the lower house of a state legislature.

adj.  

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

  2. Authorized to act as an official delegate or agent.

  3. Of or characteristic of government by representation.

  4. Like or typical of others of the same class.

rep're·sen'ta·tive·ly adv., rep're·sen'ta·tive·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

representative  (adj.)
"serving to represent," 1378, from O.Fr. representatif (1330), from M.L. repræsentativus, from L. repræsentare (see represent), Meaning "standing for others" is from c.1624; in the political sense of "holding the place of the people in the government, having citizens represented by chosen persons" is first recorded 1628. Noun use first recorded 1647; first used 1694 in noun sense of "member of a legislative body."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: rep·re·sen·ta·tive
Function: adjective
1 : serving to represent
2 a : standing or acting for another esp. through delegated authority representative capacity> b : of, based on, or constituting a government in which the people are represented by individuals chosen from among them usually by election
3 : of or relating to representation

Main Entry: representative
Function: noun
: one that represents another or others in a special capacity: as a : one that represents a constituency as a member of a legislative or other governing body; specifically : 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 and that usually is invested with the authority of the principal c : one that represents or stands in the place of a deceased person : PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE d : one that represents another as successor or heir e : one named as the plaintiff or defendant in a class action to litigate on behalf of the class
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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