- representative⇄adj. 1. having its citizens represented by chosen persons.
Ex. a representative government.
2. representing.
Ex. Images representative of animals were made by the children out of clay.
3. enough like all those of its kind to sta - representative⇄adv. representatively.
- representative⇄noun representativeness.
- representative⇄noun 1. a person appointed or elected to act or speak for others.
Ex. She is the club's representative at the convention. The Philippines also declined to send a representative, but are expected to send an observer (New York Times).
(SYN) ag - representative⇄representative, noun, adjective.
- Representative⇄Representative, noun.
(U.S.) a member of the lower house of Congress (the House of Representatives) or of a corresponding body of any of certain state legislatures. (Abbr:) Rep.