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representative
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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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