representative
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See also représentative
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[edit] English
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From Old French representatif.
[edit] Adjective
representative (comparative more representative, superlative most representative)
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- 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.
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typical
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[edit] Noun
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representative (plural representatives)
- One who may speak for another in a particular capacity, especially in negotiation.
- I will send a representative to work out the details of the contract.
- (US, politics) A member of the 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.
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- See also Wikisaurus:deputy
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one who speaks for another
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