representative

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representative
rɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • typical of a class, group, or body of opinion.
    E.g. Churchill was not properly representative of influential opinion in Britain
  • (of a legislative assembly or deliberative body) consisting of people chosen to act and speak on behalf of a wider group.
    E.g. there was no representative body to fight for cricketers until 1968
  • serving as a portrayal or symbol of something.
    E.g. the show would be more representative of how women really are
  • relating to mental representation.
noun
  • a person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others.
    E.g. the Duke of Gloucester would attend the coronation as the representative of his father, King George V
  • an example of a class or group.
    E.g. fossil representatives of lampreys and hagfishes

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