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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.
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representatives

Popularly elected officials who serve in state legislatures and in the House of Representatives in Congress. Representing the local districts from which they are elected, representatives support the interests of their constituents by proposing bills and programs. Elected for two-year terms, representatives in Congress must be sensitive to their constituents' concerns in order to be reelected.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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