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representative
- /ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnt(ət)ɪv/
Where it comes from
From Middle English representative, from Middle French representatif and its etymon Medieval Latin repraesentātīvus. By surface analysis, represent + -ative; See representation. Displaced native Old English spala (“a representative”).
adjective more representative · most representative
- Typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group. THE POCKET ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF BRITISH STEAM LOCOMOTIVES. By O. S. Nock. Blandford Press. 18s. Mr. Nock, he remarks in his preface, was "incredulous" when the idea of this book of 192 colour gravure illustrations of a representative collection of British steam locomotives from Locomotion to BR's Evenin
- Representing, showing a likeness. Are you sure this paper is representative of your child's writing?
noun representatives
- Someone who represents others as a member of a legislative or governing body. She served four terms as representative of her local at the national union convention.
- One 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.
- An heir. This pathetic remonstrance had the desired effect upon his representative, who spared no pains to fulfill the request of the deceased […].
- Specifically, a member of the United States House of Representatives. All representatives face re-election every two years.
- A company agent who visits potential purchasers; a salesman.
- A worker at a holiday resort who escorts guests and leads activities.
- Something representing or standing for another; a symbol, an embodiment. The furniture was the same when she married..[ ]..The only representatives of to-day, were two large and comfortable arm-chairs, and a few elegant-looking trifles, the work of the Misses Granard.
- A member of a particular class. The USS Manila Bay, in the next group south of Taffy 3, services aircraft from eleven different squadrons that aren't attached to her own flight group, and, at one point, has representatives from no less than four other carriers' airgroups on her flight deck at the same time.
- 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.
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