26984 words

representative

12 definitions • 12 examples
1
someone who speaks or does something officially for another person or group of people:

Examples:

The firm has representatives in every major city.
2
someone who has been elected to the US House of Representatives
3
typical of, or the same as, others in a larger group of people or things:

Examples:

Are your views/opinions representative of all the workers here?
a representative sample/cross-section/selection
4
A representative system of government is one in which people vote for politicians to represent them.
5
a member of the US House of Representatives; a congressman or congresswoman
6
a person who represents another person or a group:

Examples:

7
A representative is also a member of a law-making group.
8
serving to describe, esp. a larger group of the same type:

Examples:

A good political poll is based on a representative sampling of voters.
9
someone whose job is to sell a company's products or services, especially by visiting or phoning customers:

Examples:

We'll increase our team of representatives to help meet sales targets.
All shops are visited regularly by one of our sales representatives.
10
a person who is chosen to speak or act for other people:

Examples:

Staff have been invited to elect a representative to attend management meetings.
A representative of the oil company made a press statement.
11
typical of a large group of people or things:

Examples:

How representative are the views of these customers?
representative of sth These remarks are not representative of the views of management.
12
a small group that contains the same mixture of people or things that is found in a bigger group, so that it is able to provide useful information about the bigger group :

Examples:

The survey was sent to a representative sample of US households.

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