[ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv], (Adjective)

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- typical of a class, group, or body of opinion
(e.g: Churchill was not properly representative of influential opinion in Britain)

- (of a legislative assembly or deliberative body) consisting of people chosen to act and speak on behalf of a wider group
(e.g: the new government lacked a representative assembly)

- serving as a portrayal or symbol of something
(e.g: the show would be more representative of how women really are)

- relating to mental representation


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[ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv], (Noun)

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- a person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others
(e.g: the Duke of Gloucester would attend the coronation as the representative of his father, King George V)

- an example of a class or group
(e.g: fossil representatives of lampreys and hagfishes)


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