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noun
- One who may speak for another in a particular capacity, especially in negotation.
- I will send a representative to work out the details of the contract.
- A member of the w:US House of Representatives, US House of Representatives.
- All representatives face re-election every two years.
- (mathematics) A designated member of an equivalence class.
- We usually choose 0 and 1 as representatives of the even and odd numbers.
Translations: - Dutch: vertegenwoordiger
- French: représentant
- German: Reprí¤sentant
- Italian: rappresentante
- Spanish: representante
adjective
- Typical; having the same properties of interest as a larger group.
- Are you sure this paper is representative of your child's writing?
- If you took all the fools out of the legislature, it wouldn't be a representative body anymore. — Texas State Senator Carl Parker.
Translations: - Dutch: representatief
- German: reprí¤sentativ
- Spanish: representante
Etymology: From representatif.
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