representative

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ chief, leading, main

▪ senior

▪ sole

▪ I was the sole representative of the committee.

▪ appointed, designated, elected

▪ authorized, official

▪ field (AmE), international, local, national, regional, state

▪ British, US, etc.

▪ personal

▪ legal

▪ congressional, parliamentary, political

▪ council, government

▪ diplomatic

▪ UN

▪ special

▪ the UN special representative for Cyprus

▪ permanent

▪ the Algerian permanent representative at the UN

▪ military

▪ business, company, corporate, industry, management, marketing, trade

▪ customer-service, sales (also informal rep)

▪ She's a sales rep for sports equipment.

▪ financial, insurance, media, pharmaceutical

▪ his success as a full-time financial representative

▪ a panel of media representatives

▪ employee, labour/labor, union, worker

▪ class, student

▪ community, public

▪ NGO

▪ club, committee

▪ church

VERB + REPRESENTATIVE

▪ appoint, appoint sb (as), choose (sb as), elect, elect sb (as), nominate (esp. BrE), nominate sb (as) (esp. BrE), select, select sb (as)

▪ send

▪ The association is sending representatives to the conference.

▪ consult, consult with, meet, meet with (esp. AmE)

▪ Management are obliged to consult with union representatives about changes to conditions.

▪ discuss (sth) with

REPRESENTATIVE + VERB

▪ attend sth

▪ The negotiations were attended by representatives of several states.

▪ vote

REPRESENTATIVE + NOUN

▪ body

▪ The country has a new supreme representative body.

PREPOSITION

▪ representative for

▪ a representative for international shipping companies

▪ representative from, representative of

▪ representatives from citizens' groups

▪ representative on

▪ a nursing representative on the infection control committee

▪ representative to

▪ representatives to a conference
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adj.

VERBS

▪ be, seem

▪ consider sb/sth

ADVERB

▪ highly, very

▪ fully, truly

▪ not necessarily

▪ broadly, fairly, reasonably

▪ a broadly representative sample

▪ widely

▪ Exhibits include a widely representative collection of Greek vases.

▪ statistically

▪ nationally

▪ a nationally representative picture of the employment situation

PREPOSITION

▪ of

▪ Is this group of people fully representative of the population in general?

Representative is used with these nouns: ↑assembly, ↑collection, ↑cross section, ↑democracy, ↑example, ↑government, ↑rugby, ↑sample, ↑selection, ↑survey

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Synonyms:

Figurative, typical, symbolical / Delegated, acting for others, Delegate, deputy, substitute, agent, proxy, locum tenens, lieutenant, vicegerent

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representative — rep·re·sen·ta·tive 1 adj 1: serving to represent 2 a: standing or acting for another esp. through delegated authority an agent acting in a representative capacity b: of, based on, or constituting a government in which the people are represented… … Law dictionary
Representative — Rep re*sent a*tive, n. [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, represents (anything); that which exhibits a likeness or similitude. [1913 Webster] A statute of Rumor, whispering an idiot in the ear, who was the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Representative — Rep re*sent a*tive ( z?nt ? t?v), a. [Cf. F. repr?sentatif.] 1. Fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude. [1913 Webster] 2. Bearing the character or power of another; acting for another or others; as, a council representative of the people.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
representative — [rep΄rə zen′tə tiv] adj. [ME < MFr or ML: MFr représentatif < ML repraesentativus] 1. representing or serving to represent; specif., a) picturing; portraying; reproducing b) acting or speaking, esp. by due authority, in the place or on… … English World dictionary
representative — [adj] characteristic, typical adumbrative, archetypal, classic, classical, delineative, depictive, emblematic, evocative, exemplary, ideal, illustrative, model, presentational, prototypal, prototypical, quintessential, rep*, symbolic, symbolical; … New thesaurus
representative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) typical of a class or group. 2) containing typical examples of many or all types: a representative sample. 3) (of a legislative or deliberative assembly) consisting of people chosen to act and speak on behalf of a wider group. 4)… … English terms dictionary
Representative — may refer to: *Representation *Legislator, someone who is part of a legislature *House of Representatives … Wikipedia
representative — (adj.) serving to represent, late 14c., from O.Fr. representatif (early 14c.), from M.L. repræsentativus, from L. repræsentare (see REPRESENT (Cf. represent)), Meaning standing for others is from 1620s; in the political sense of holding the place … Etymology dictionary
representative — n *delegate, deputy … New Dictionary of Synonyms
representative — A person appointed on behalf of another to carry out the acts and formalities required by customs rules. Representatives may be either Direct or Indirect. A representative must state who they are acting on behalf of, specify the type of… … Financial and business terms

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