Meaning & use
representative
A person chosen or appointed to act, speak, or vote on behalf of another person or a group.
See it in a sentence
The union sent a representative to negotiate better wages with the factory's management team.
Each district elects one representative to the state legislature every two years.
A note on using this word
As an adjective, representative describes something typical of a larger group, as in a representative sample of voters.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Typical of a class, group, or category, and therefore suitable as an example of it.
The survey used a representative sample of households from every income level in the city.
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