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representative   (TTS Sound)

The noun representative has 4 senses

• representative -- (a person who represents others)


• spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voice -- (an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government")


• congressman, congresswoman, representative -- (a member of the United States House of Representatives)


• example, illustration, instance, representative -- (an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10")

The adj representative has 3 senses

• representative -- (serving to represent or typify; "representative moviegoers"; "a representative modern play")


• representative -- (standing for something else; "the bald eagle is representative of the United States")


• representative -- (being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives; "representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people")