representative
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(s) serving to represent or typify
- representative moviegoers
- a representative modern play
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(a) standing for something else
- the bald eagle is representative of the United States
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(s) 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
Nouns
- (n) a person who represents others
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(n) an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
- the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government
- (n) a member of the United States House of Representatives congressman, congresswoman,
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(n) 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