What is another word for representative?
Synonyms for representative
ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛn tə tɪvrep·re·sen·ta·tive
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Wiktionary
representativenoun
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reprepresentativenoun
Typical; having the same properties of interest as a larger group.
I will send a representative to work out the details of the contract.
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reprepresentativenoun
A member of a legislative or governing body who represents a constituency.
She served four terms as representative of her local at the national union convention.
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reprepresentativenoun
One that is taken as typical of its class.
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reprepresentativenoun
A member of the US House of Representatives.
All representatives face re-election every two years.
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rep
English Synonyms and Antonyms
representative
These words agree in designating one who acts in the place of some other or others. The legate is an ecclesiastical officer representing the Pope. In strict usage the deputy or delegate is more limited in functions and more closely bound by instructions than a representative. A single officer may have a deputy; many persons combine to choose a delegate or representative. In the United States informal assemblies send delegates to nominating conventions with no legislative authority; representatives are legally elected to Congress and the various legislatures, with lawmaking power.
Synonyms:
delegate, deputy, legate, proxy, substitute
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
representative
Synonyms:
likeness, personation, semblance, exhibitionrepresentativenoun
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agent, commissioner, proxy, deputy, substitute, embodiment, personation, delegate, vicar, vicegerent, principal, sovereign, constituencyrepresentativeadjective
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figurative, symbolical, delegated to others
Princeton's WordNet
representativenoun
a person who represents others
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interpreter, congresswoman, illustration, voice, example, congressman, spokesperson, instanceAntonyms:
undemocratic, untypical, nonrepresentative, unsymbolic, atypicalspokesperson, interpreter, representative, voicenoun
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
"the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"
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congressman, translator, vocalisation, instance, vocalization, vocalism, example, part, voice, articulation, interpretive program, vox, illustration, phonation, congresswoman, interpreter, spokespersonAntonyms:
atypical, unsymbolic, undemocratic, untypical, nonrepresentativecongressman, congresswoman, representativenoun
a member of the United States House of Representatives
Synonyms:
interpreter, congresswoman, illustration, voice, example, congressman, spokesperson, instanceAntonyms:
untypical, atypical, unsymbolic, nonrepresentative, undemocraticexample, illustration, instance, representativeadjective
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
"this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
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congressman, object lesson, good example, instance, lesson, exemplar, case, example, voice, congresswoman, illustration, deterrent example, model, exemplification, interpreter, spokesperson, exerciseAntonyms:
atypical, undemocratic, nonrepresentative, unsymbolic, untypicalrepresentativeadjective
serving to represent or typify
"representative moviegoers"; "a representative modern play"
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nonrepresentative, atypical, untypical, unsymbolic, undemocraticrepresentativeadjective
standing for something else
"the bald eagle is representative of the United States"
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atypical, nonrepresentative, undemocratic, untypical, unsymbolicrepresentativeadjective
being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
"representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people"
Antonyms:
unsymbolic, untypical, undemocratic, atypical, nonrepresentative
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
representativeadjective
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figurative, typical, symbolicalrepresentativeadjective
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delegated, acting for othersrepresentativeadjective
Synonyms:
delegate, deputy, substitute, agent, proxy, LOCUM TENENS
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
representativeadjective
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delegated, vicarious, typical, figurative, symbolical, emblematicrepresentativenoun
Synonyms:
deputy, delegate, vicar, proxy, agent, substitute, vicegerent, surrogate, regent, commissioner, envoy, emissary, ambassador, exponent
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "representative":
representing, representatives, delegate, representation, représentant, representativeness, represent, agent, representante, actress, representational, represented, actor, behalf, delegates, envoy, deputies, rep, representativity, depicting
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
representative
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See Legally acceptable representative
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#287 | case | |
#476 | model | |
#583 | example | |
#1252 | voice | |
#1441 | agent | |
#2042 | exercise | |
#2670 | representative | |
#2831 | principal | |
#2965 | instance | |
#2976 | represent | |
#3285 | representatives | |
#3531 | behalf | |
#3875 | representation | |
#3952 | lesson | |
#4177 | commissioner | |
#4209 | represented | |
#4288 | actor | |
#4350 | exhibition | |
#4685 | rep | |
#4880 | deputy | |
#5335 | representing | |
#5837 | proxy | |
#6032 | substitute | |
#7001 | illustration | |
#8008 | actress | |
#9948 | translator | |
#10089 | delegates | |
#11722 | delegate | |
#11827 | interpreter | |
#11966 | sovereign | |
#14884 | congressman | |
#16034 | constituency | |
#16745 | embodiment | |
#18272 | vox | |
#19628 | spokesperson | |
#20207 | envoy | |
#20998 | deputies | |
#21407 | depicting | |
#22523 | articulation | |
#28853 | likeness | |
#29409 | vicar | |
#29450 | figurative | |
#41561 | representational | |
#46391 | exemplar | |
#47547 | semblance | |
#50706 | congresswoman | |
#79764 | representativeness | |
#108759 | vocalization | |
#115251 | legate | |
#139360 | symbolical | |
#143966 | exemplification | |
#185377 | representante | |
#211241 | phonation | |
#274022 | representativity |
How to use representative in a sentence?
I spoke to [ Hale ] T-Pole the Pacific Island representative, i've been speaking to him regularly. I said be confident we are not going to go down that road [ of a ring-fenced league ]. If we go down that road probably I won't be here.
This notion that somehow you have to have a majority Black district to elect a Black representative was probably substantially more true in 1965 than it is in 2022.
Our trade representative has said that we would consider additional tariffs reductions, we want to see China meet their commitments they made under Phase 1, but stabilizing and perhaps eventually lowering some tariffs in a reciprocal way could be a desirable outcome.
It’s clear to me that this has been a deeply harmful, persistent problem and a clear pattern over a long period of time. It’s time for him to step aside, it’s time for us as elected representatives to hold ourselves to a higher standard, to set an example, and to live a set of values that is truly representative and worthy of the Congress, our democracy, and our great country.
Facts First : Denmark's annual subsidy to Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, is for less than $ 600 million.According to a representative from Greenland's Ministry of Finance, Head of Division Anders Fonnesbech-Wulff, the grant for 2019 is expected to amount to 3.86 billion Danish kroner( DKK), which is approximately $ 573 million. The amount has increased slightly over the years, from $ 547 million( 3.68 billion DKK) in 2016 to $ 553 million( 3.72 billion DKK) in 2017 to $ 568 million( 3.82 billion DKK) in 2018. All US dollar amounts are based on the Tuesday exchange rate.Greenland and TrumanTrump said that President Truman wanted to buy Greenland from Denmark, which is true. But he also said.
Translations for representative
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- ممثلArabic
- poslanec, zástupceCzech
- cynrychiolyddWelsh
- Repräsentant, repräsentativGerman
- πλασιέ, βουλευτήςGreek
- representativo, representanteSpanish
- نمایندهPersian
- edustaja, edustavaFinnish
- délégué, représentatif, mandataire, député, représentant, typiqueFrench
- uiríollaíIrish
- riochdaire, neach-ionaidScottish Gaelic
- נציג, מייצגת, מייצג, נציגהHebrew
- képviselőHungarian
- rappresentante, rappresentativoItalian
- נציגHebrew
- 代表者Japanese
- 대표Korean
- repraesentātīva, repraesentātīvusLatin
- māngaiMāori
- representatief, vertegenwoordigerDutch
- reprezentant, reprezentatywnyPolish
- representante, representativoPortuguese
- reprezentativRomanian
- представительница, характерный, показательный, уполномоченный, делегат, представитель, типичный, [[член]] [[палатаRussian
- poslanikSerbo-Croatian
- representantSwedish
- wajumbeSwahili
- ప్రతినిధిTelugu
- Tiêu biểuVietnamese
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