representative

/ɹˌɛpɹəzˈɛntətɪv/ · 5 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a person who represents others
2. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
   “the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government”
3. a member of the United States House of Representatives
4. an item of information that is typical of a class or group
   “this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome”

adjective

1. serving to represent or typify
   “representative moviegoers”
2. standing for something else
   “the bald eagle is representative of the United States”
3. 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”

Synonyms for representative

• spokesperson
• interpreter
• voice
• congressman
• congresswoman
• example
• illustration
• instance
• typical
• allegorical
• emblematic
• democratic

Antonyms of representative

• nonrepresentative

Words that rhyme with representative

• preventative
• tentative
• argumentative
• unrepresentative