Representative - Definition
representative
adj 1: serving to represent or typify; "representative
moviegoers"; "a representative modern play"
2: standing for something else; "the bald eagle is
representative of the United States" [ant:
nonrepresentative, unsymbolic]
3: 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"
n 1: a person who represents others
2: an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose;
"the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major
organs of government" [syn: spokesperson, interpreter,
representative, voice]
3: a member of the United States House of Representatives [syn:
congressman, congresswoman, representative]
4: 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" [syn: example,
illustration, instance, representative]