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      representative
      noun
      A delegate.
      Someone who represents others as a member of a legislative or governing body.
      One who speaks for or acts on behalf of another in a particular (especially official) capacity.
      (US, politics) Specifically, a member of the United States House of Representatives.
      Something representing or standing for another; a symbol, an embodiment.
      Something standing for something else.
      Something (especially a living organism) regarded as typical of its class; a type.
      A member of a particular class.
      (law) An heir.
      (mathematics) A consistent choice of element from an equivalence class, used to identify it.
      A company agent who visits potential purchasers; a salesman.
      A substitute or analogue.
      adjective
      Typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group.
      Representing, showing a likeness.
      Roots
      sumsent- · Latin · be
      Synonyms for representative
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      Words related to representative
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