Representative meaning, definition and synonyms

1. Adjective

Fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude.

2. Adjective

Bearing the character or power of another; acting for another or others; as, a council representative of the people.

3. Adjective

Conducted by persons chosen to represent, or act as deputies for, the people; as, a representative government.

4. Adjective

Serving or fitted to present the full characters of the type of a group; typical; as, a representative genus in a family.

5. Adjective

Similar in general appearance, structure, and habits, but living in different regions; -- said of certain species and varieties.

6. Adjective

Giving, or existing as, a transcript of what was originally presentative knowledge; as, representative faculties; representative knowledge. See Presentative, 3 and Represent, 8.

7. Noun

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

8. Noun

An agent, deputy, or substitute, who supplies the place of another, or others, being invested with his or their authority.

9. Noun

One who represents, or stands in the place of, another.

10. Noun

A member of the lower or popular house in a State legislature, or in the national Congress.

11. Noun

That which presents the full character of the type of a group.

12. Noun

A species or variety which, in any region, takes the place of a similar one in another region.

13. Adjective

Similar enough to the wider group to support cautious general conclusions.

Accurately reflecting the relevant characteristics of a wider population or group. Specify the population and characteristics against which representation is judged.

“The sample was broadly representative by age but not by region.”

Specify the population and characteristics against which representation is judged

14. Noun

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"

Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

15. Adjective

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"

Vocabulary classified under Politics and government