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rep·re·sen·ta·tive
(rĕp′rĭ-zĕn′tə-tĭv)n.
1. One that serves as an example or type for others of the same classification.
2. One that serves as a delegate or agent for another.
3.
a. A member of a governmental body, usually legislative, chosen by popular vote.
b. A member of the US House of Representatives or of the lower house of a state legislature.
adj.
1. Representing, depicting, or portraying or able to do so.
2. Authorized to act as an official delegate or agent.
3. Of or characteristic of government by representation.
4. Like or typical of others of the same class.
rep′re·sen′ta·tive·ly adv.
rep′re·sen′ta·tive·ness n.
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representative
(ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv)n
1. a person or thing that represents another or others
2. a person who represents and tries to sell the products or services of a firm, esp a travelling salesman. Often shortened to: rep
3. a typical example
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person representing a constituency in a deliberative, legislative, or executive body, esp (capital) a member of the House of Representatives (the lower house of Congress). See also House of Representatives
5. (General Sporting Terms) NZ a rugby player, football player, etc, chosen to represent a province in interprovincial sports
adj
6. serving to represent; symbolic
7.
a. exemplifying a class or kind; typical: a representative example of the species.
b. containing or including examples of all the interests, types, etc, in a group: a representative collection.
8. acting as deputy or proxy for another or others
9. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) acting for or representing a constituency or the whole people in the process of government: a representative council.
10. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, characterized by, or relating to the political principle of representation of the people: representative government.
11. of or relating to a mental picture or representation
ˌrepreˈsentatively adv
ˌrepreˈsentativeness n
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rep•re•sent•a•tive
(ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛn tə tɪv)n.
1. a person or thing that represents another or others.
2. an agent or deputy: a legal representative.
3. a person who represents a constituency or community in a legislative body, esp. a member of the U.S. House of Representatives or a lower house in certain state legislatures.
4. a typical example or specimen.
adj. 5. serving to represent; representing.
6. made up of representatives.
7. of, characterized by, or founded on representation of the people in government: a representative democracy.
8. exemplifying a group or kind; typical.
rep`re•sent′a•tive•ly, adv.
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Noun 1. [画像:representative - a person who represents others]representative - a person who represents others
agent - a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
alderman - a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council); "aldermen usually represent city wards"
assemblyman - someone who is a member of a legislative assembly
assemblywoman - a woman assemblyman
middleman, contact - a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"
delegate - a person appointed or elected to represent others
chief of state, head of state - the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
negotiant, negotiator, treater - someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
personal representative - a person who manages the affairs of another
resident commissioner - the representative of Puerto Rico in the United States House of Representatives
union representative - a representative for a labor union
2. representative - an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"
ambassador - an informal representative; "an ambassador of good will"
flack, flack catcher, flak, flak catcher - a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
mouthpiece, mouth - a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
spokesman - a male spokesperson
spokeswoman - a female spokesperson
bagman, commercial traveler, commercial traveller, roadman, traveling salesman, travelling salesman - a salesman who travels to call on customers
3. [画像:representative - a member of the United States House of Representatives]representative - a member of the United States House of Representatives
rep - informal abbreviation of `representative'
legislator - someone who makes or enacts laws
4. [画像:representative - an item of information that is typical of a class or group]representative - 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"
information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
exception - an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule"
case in point, precedent - an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
quintessence - the most typical example or representative of a type
sample - a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
specimen - an example regarded as typical of its class
Adj. 1. representative - serving to represent or typify; "representative moviegoers"; "a representative modern play"
typical - exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category; "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year"; "a painting typical of the Impressionist school"; "a typical romantic poem"; "a typical case of arteritis"
2. representative - standing for something else; "the bald eagle is representative of the United States"
nonrepresentative, unsymbolic - not standing for something else
3. representative - 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"
democratic - characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; "democratic government"; "a democratic country"; "a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords"- George du Maurier
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representative
noun
1. delegate, member, agent, deputy, commissioner, councillor, proxy, depute (Scot.), spokesman or spokeswoman trade union representatives
2. member, congressman (U.S.), member of parliament, Member of Congress (U.S.), congresswoman (U.S.), M.P. the representative for Eastleigh
3. salesman, agent, rep, traveller, commercial traveller She was a sales representative.
adjective
1. chosen, democratic, elected, appointed, delegated, nominated, elective a representative government
2. typical, characteristic, archetypal, exemplary, indicative, illustrative fairly representative groups of adults
typical extraordinary, uncharacteristic, atypical
typical extraordinary, uncharacteristic, atypical
3. symbolic, evocative, emblematic, typical images chosen as representative of English life
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
representative
noun1. One that is representative of a group or class:
1. Serving as a symbol:
2. Serving to describe:
3. Having the nature of, constituting, or serving as a type:
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Translations
reprezentativnízástupcezastupitelský
repræsentativrepresentativsælgertypiskkarakteristisk
tyypillinen
reprezentativan
képviseletitipikus
fulltrúa-fulltrúisem er dæmigerîurumboîsmaîur, fulltrúi
代表する
대표적인
obchodný zástupcareprezentatívnyzastupiteľský
predstavnik
representativ
เป็นตัวแทน
điển hình
representative
[ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv]A. ADJ → representativo (of de) these figures are more representative → estas cifras son más representativas
representative government → gobierno m representativo
a person not fully representative of the group → una persona que no representa adecuadamente el grupo
representative government → gobierno m representativo
a person not fully representative of the group → una persona que no representa adecuadamente el grupo
B. N
1. (gen) → representante mf
2. (esp Brit) (Comm) → viajante mf
3. (US) (Pol) Representative → diputado/a m/f
the House of Representatives → la cámara de Representantes → el Senado
the House of Representatives → la cámara de Representantes → el Senado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
representative
[ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv] n
(= sales person) → représentant(e) m/f
(US) (= politician) → député(e) m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
representative
adj
(→ für) (= typical) cross section, sample → repräsentativ ; attitude, game → typisch ; (= symbolic) → symbolisch
(Parl) government → repräsentativ, parlamentarisch ; representative assembly → Abgeordnetenversammlung f
n (Comm) → Vertreter(in) m(f); (Jur) → Bevollmächtigte(r), Beauftragte(r) mf; (US Pol) → Abgeordnete(r) mf; authorized representative → Bevollmächtigte(r) mf ? house N b
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
representative
[ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv]1. adj representative (of) → rappresentativo/a (di)
2. n (gen) → rappresentante m/f, delegato/a (Comm) → rappresentante m/f (di commercio) (Am) (Pol) Representative → deputato
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represent
(reprəˈzent) verb1. to speak or act on behalf of. You have been chosen to represent our association at the conference. verteenwoordig يُمَثِّل представям representar zastupovat vertreten repræsentere αντιπροσωπεύω, εκπροσωπώ representar esindama شرح دادن edustaa représenter לְייַצֵג प्रतिनिधित्व करना, उदाहरण के रूप में होना predstavljati, zastupati képvisel mewakili vera fulltrúi (e-s) rappresentare 代表する 대표하다 atstovauti, reprezentuoti reprezentēt; pārstāvēt bercakap bagi pihak vertegenwoordigen representere reprezentować ښودل (تمثيلول) ښكاره كول، څرګندول: نمايندګى كول، غړى توب كول، مثال كېدل representar a reprezenta представлять zastupovať zastopati predstavljati representera ทําหน้าที่แทน temsil etmek 代表出席 бути представником, репрезентувати نماءندگی کرنا đại diện 代表,作为...的代言人
2. to be a sign, symbol, picture etc of. In this play, the man in black represents Death and the young girl Life. verteenwoordig يَرْمُز إلى изобразявам representar představovat darstellen symbolisere παριστάνω, συμβολίζω representar kujutama نشان دادن؛ مظهر چزی بودن esittää représenter לְסָמֵל प्रदर्शन करना, वर्णन करना glumiti, prikazivati ábrázol melambangkan standa fyrir, tákna rappresentare 表わす 상징하다 simbolizuoti, vaizduoti simbolizēt; nozīmēt melambangkan voorstellen stå for, symbolisere, representere przedstawiać ښودل representar a simboliza символизировать predstavovať predstavljati predstavljati symbolisera เป็นสัญลักษณ์ของ simgesi olmak, temsil etmek 象徵 символізувати; уособлювати کردار ادا کرنا tượng trưng 象征,表示
3. to be a good example of; to show or illustrate. What he said represents the feelings of many people. illustreer يُمَثِّل، يُبَيِّن، يكونُ مَثَلا представям representar vyjadřovat schildern være udtryk for εκφράζω, απεικονίζω representar heaks näiteks olema, väljendama حاکی بودن؛ نمیانگر وبدن edustaa représenter לְייַצֵג चित्रित करना, प्रतिनिधि होना, दुबारा उपस्थित करना zastupati, predočiti (be)mutat menunjukkan vera gott dæmi um; sÿna rappresentare 表わす ...의 표본(견본, 전형)이 되다 rodyti, išreikšti atspoguļot; izteikt sebagai contoh weergeven forestille, framstille wyrażać څرګندول representar a ilustra отражать vyjadrovať izražati predstavljati beteckna, illustrera แสดงให้เห็น göstermek, temsil etmek 代表,顯示出 зображати; відбивати پیش کرنا thể hiện 体现,反映
ˌrepresenˈtation noun1. the act of representing or the state of being represented. verteenwoordiging تَمْثيل представяне representação reprezentace die Vertretung repræsentation αντιπροσώπευση, εκπροσώπηση representación esindamine, esitamine معرفی edustus représentation ייצוג प्रतिनिधित्व zastupanje, predstavljanje képviselet perwakilan það að standa fyrir e-ð rappresentazione 表示 대표 atstovavimas pārstāvēšana; pārstāvība mewakili vertegenwoordiging, weergave representasjon, forestilling, framstilling reprezentacja, wyraz نمايندګى: تصوير: تمثيل: نښه، نشان، علامه: (حق) وكالت كول: غوښتنه: پر وټسټ representação reprezentare изображение reprezentácia predstavljanje, zastopanje predstavljanje representation การเป็นตัวแทน temsil etme/edilme 表示 зображення نماءندگی sự đại diện 表示
2. a person or thing that represents. These primitive statues are intended as representations of gods and goddesses. verteenwoordiger مُمَثِّل изображение representação ztělesnění die Darstellung fremstilling απεικόνιση, έκφραση representación kujutus نمد kuvaus représentation תיאור प्रतिनिधि zastupnik, predstavnik ábrázolás(i mód) lambang e-ð/e-r sem stendur fyrir e-ð rappresentazione 代表 대표자 (pa)vaizdavimas, vaizdas pārstāvis wakil voorstelling representant; bilde, skildring wyobrażenie لينڅي representação reprezentare образ stelesnenie predstavitev reprezentacija symbol ตัวแทน; สัญลักษณ์ simge, sembol 象徵 образ روپ người đại diện 象征
3. (often in plural) a strong appeal, demand or protest. verteenwoordiging إحْتِجاج، شَكْوى протест representação prohlášení, protest, tvrzení die Vorhaltung indsigelse διαμαρτυρία, διάβημα representación pöördumine, kinnitus اعتراض؛ شکایت vetoomus représentation מחאה विरोध prigovor, prosvjed kifogás tuntutan mótmæli protesta 主張 진정, 항의 pareiškimas, reikalavimas, protestas protests kehendak protest, vertoog appell, krav, protest apel, roszczenia, zażalenia شکایت representação reclamaţie требование; протест prehlásenie, protest protest zvanična žalba invändning, gensaga, protest การเรียกร้อง resmî şikâyetler 抗議,投訴 твердження, заява گزارش lời phản đối 抗议,请求
ˌrepreˈsentative (-tətiv) adjective1. being a good example (of something); typical. We need opinions from a representative sample of people; Is this poem representative of his work? verteenwoordigend مُمَثِّل، نموذجي представителен representativo reprezentativní repräsentativ representativ; karakteristisk; typisk αντιπροσωπευτικός representativo tüüpiline بیانگر؛ نشاندهنده edustava représentatif מְייַצֵג प्रातिनिधि reprezentativan, tipičan tipikus khas, contoh yang tepat sem er dæmigerður rappresentativo 代表的な 전형적인 būdingas, reprezentatyvus reprezentatīvs; raksturīgs contoh yang baik representatief representativ, typisk reprezentatywny نماينده، وكيل، ممثل: نمايندګى كوونكى: نمونه representativo reprezentativ показательный; типичный reprezentatívny značilen tipičan representativ เป็นตัวอย่าง tipik 有代表性的 характерний; показовий نماءندہ tiêu biểu 有代表性的
2. carried on by elected people. representative government. verteenwoordigend تَمْثيلي، نَموذَجي представителен representativo zastupitelský parlamentarisch repræsentativ αντιπροσωπευτικός representativo rahvaesinduslik نماینده edustuksellinen représentatif נציג प्रतिनिधिक koji zastupa képviseleti terpilih fulltrúa- rappresentativo 代議制の 대리제의 (kam nors) atstovaujantis pārstāvniecisks perwakilan vertegenwoordigend representativ przedstawicielski وكيل representativo ales представительный zastupiteľský predstavniški predstavnički representativ ซึ่งเป็นผู้แทน temsil eden, temsilci 代理的 представницький منتخب شدہ đại diện 代理的
noun1. (also rep (rep) ) a person who represents a business; a travelling salesman. Our representative will call on you this afternoon. verteenwoordiger مُمَثِّل представител representante zástupce der/die Vertreter(in) repræsentant; sælger αντιπρόσωπος representante (müügi)esindaja نماینده؛ معرف edustaja représentant/-ante נציג प्रतिनिधि trgovački putnik, predstavnik megbízott perwakilan umboðsmaður, fulltrúi rappresentante セールスマン 대리인 įgaliotinis pārstāvis wakil urus niaga vertegenwoordiger representant przedstawiciel نماينده representante reprezentant представитель obchodný zástupca zastopnik trgovački putnik representant ตัวแทน temsilci 代理人 представник کارندہ người đại diện của doanh nghiệp 代理人
2. a person who represents a person or group of people. A Member of Parliament is the representative of the people in his constituency. verteenwoordiger مُمَثِّل، نائِب представител representante zástupce der/die Vertreter(in) repræsentant εκπρόσωπος representante esindaja نماینده edustaja représentant, ante, député/-ée נציג (संसद आदि में) प्रतिनिधि, सदस्य zastupnik képviselő wakil fulltrúi rappresentante 代表者 대표자 atstovas pārstāvis perwakilan sesuatu kumpulan vertegenwoordiger representant reprezentant ممثل representante reprezentant; deputat представитель zástupca predstavnik predstavnik representant ผู้แทน temsilci; vekil 代表 уповноважений; делегат نماءندہ người đại diện cho một nhóm người 代表
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representative
→ نَائِب reprezentativní repræsentativ stellvertretend αντιπροσωπευτικός representativo tyypillinen représentatif reprezentativan rappresentante 代表する 대표적인 representatief representativ reprezentacyjny representante отображающий representativ เป็นตัวแทน temsilci điển hình 代表的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
representative
n representante mf; patient service — (PSR) representante de servicio(s) al pacienteEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.