Definition of representative

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Representative (n.) One who, or that which, represents (anything); that which exhibits a likeness or similitude..

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Proctor :: Proctor (n.) A representative of the clergy in convocation.
Representative :: Representative (n.) One who represents, or stands in the place of, another..
Swordfish :: Swordfish (n.) A very large oceanic fish (Xiphias gladius), the only representative of the family Xiphiidae. It is highly valued as a food fish. The bones of the upper jaw are consolidated, and form a long, rigid, swordlike beak; the dorsal fin is high and without distinct spines; the ventral fins are absent. The adult is destitute of teeth. It becomes sixteen feet or more long..
Representer :: Representer (n.) A representative.
Representative :: Representative (a.) Bearing the character or power of another; acting for another or others; as, a council representative of the people..
Privilege :: Privilege (v. t.) To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize; as, to privilege representatives from arrest..
Reichstag :: Reichstag (n.) The Diet, or House of Representatives, of the German empire, which is composed of members elected for a term of three years by the direct vote of the people. See Bundesrath..
Congress :: Congress (n.) The collective body of senators and representatives of the people of a nation, esp. of a republic, constituting the chief legislative body of the nation..
Representant :: Representant (n.) A representative.
Speaker :: Speaker (n.) One who is the mouthpiece of others; especially, one who presides over, or speaks for, a delibrative assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates; as, the Speaker of the House of Commons, originally, the mouthpiece of the House to address the king; the Speaker of a House of Representatives..
Write :: Write (v. i.) To form characters, letters, or figures, as representative of sounds or ideas; to express words and sentences by written signs..
Representativeness :: Representativeness (n.) The quality or state of being representative.
Symbolize :: Symbolize (v. t.) To make representative of something; to regard or treat as symbolic.
Representation :: Representation (n.) The body of those who act as representatives of a community or society; as, the representation of a State in Congress..
Exponent :: Exponent (n.) One who, or that which, stands as an index or representative; as, the leader of a party is the exponent of its principles..
Deputation :: Deputation (n.) The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency..
Substitution :: Substitution (n.) The act of substituting or putting one person or thing in the place of another; as, the substitution of an agent, attorney, or representative to act for one in his absense; the substitution of bank notes for gold and silver as a circulating medium..
Shadowy :: Shadowy (a.) Faintly representative; hence, typical..
In :: In (adv.) Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the house)..
Representative :: Representative (n.) An agent, deputy, or substitute, who supplies the place of another, or others, being invested with his or their authority..
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