representative

  • 11representative — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ chief, leading, main ▪ senior ▪ sole ▪ I was the sole representative of the committee …

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  • 12representative — I UK [ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv] / US noun [countable] Word forms representative : singular representative plural representatives *** 1) someone who has been chosen or elected by a person or group to vote, give opinions, or make decisions for them an… …

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  • 13representative — rep|re|sen|ta|tive1 [ ,reprı zentətıv ] noun count *** 1. ) someone who has been chosen or elected by a person or group to vote, give opinions, or make decisions for them: an elected/political representative representative of/from: Delegates will …

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  • 14representative — A person or thing that represents, or stands for, a number or class of persons or things, or that in some way corresponds to, stands for, replaces, or is equivalent to, another person or thing. Gaffney v. Unit Crane & Shovel Corp., D.C.Pa., 117 F …

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  • 15representative — [[t]re̱prɪze̱ntətɪv[/t]] ♦♦ representatives 1) N COUNT A representative is a person who has been chosen to act or make decisions on behalf of another person or a group of people. ...trade union representatives... Employees from each department… …

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  • 16representative — rep|re|sen|ta|tive1 [ˌreprıˈzentətıv] adj 1.) typical of a particular group or thing representative of ▪ The latest incident is representative of a wider trend. 2.) including examples of all the different types of something in a group ▪ The… …

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  • 17representative — I adj. representative of II n. 1) a sales representative (BE also has commercial traveller) 2) an elected representative * * * [ˌreprɪ zentətɪv] an elected representative representative of a sales representative (BE also has commercial traveller) …

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  • 18representative — 1 adjective 1 like other members of the same group; typical (+ of): Are your opinions representative of the views of all the students? 2 a representative system of government allows everyone to express their opinions by voting for representatives …

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  • 19representative — 1. adjective 1) a representative sample Syn: typical, prototypical, characteristic, illustrative, archetypal Ant: atypical 2) the red maple leaf is representative of Canada Syn: symbolic …

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  • 20representative — 1. adjective 1) a representative sample Syn: typical, characteristic, illustrative 2) a female figure representative of Britain Syn: symbolic, emblematic • Ant: atypical 2. noun 1) …

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