Synonyms for representative
ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛn tə tɪvrep·re·sen·ta·tive

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1. representativenoun

   Synonyms:
   rep

2. representativenoun

   Typical; having the same properties of interest as a larger group.

   I will send a representative to work out the details of the contract.

   Synonyms:
   rep

3. representativenoun

   A member of a legislative or governing body who represents a constituency.

   She served four terms as representative of her local at the national union convention.

   Synonyms:
   rep

4. representativenoun

   One that is taken as typical of its class.

   Synonyms:
   rep

5. representativenoun

   A member of the US House of Representatives.

   All representatives face re-election every two years.

   Synonyms:
   rep

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1. representative

   These words agree in designating one who acts in the place of some other or others. The legate is an ecclesiastical officer representing the Pope. In strict usage the deputy or delegate is more limited in functions and more closely bound by instructions than a representative. A single officer may have a deputy; many persons combine to choose a delegate or representative. In the United States informal assemblies send delegates to nominating conventions with no legislative authority; representatives are legally elected to Congress and the various legislatures, with lawmaking power.

   Synonyms:
   delegate, deputy, legate, proxy, substitute

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1. representative

   Synonyms:
   likeness, personation, semblance, exhibition

2. representativenoun

   Synonyms:
   agent, commissioner, proxy, deputy, substitute, embodiment, personation, delegate, vicar, vicegerent, principal, sovereign, constituency

   Antonyms:
   autocrat, dictator

3. representativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   figurative, symbolical, delegated to others

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1. representativenoun

   a person who represents others

   Synonyms:
   interpreter, congresswoman, illustration, voice, example, congressman, spokesperson, instance

   Antonyms:
   undemocratic, untypical, nonrepresentative, unsymbolic, atypical

2. spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voicenoun

   an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

   "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

   Synonyms:
   congressman, translator, vocalisation, instance, vocalization, vocalism, example, part, voice, articulation, interpretive program, vox, illustration, phonation, congresswoman, interpreter, spokesperson

   Antonyms:
   atypical, unsymbolic, undemocratic, untypical, nonrepresentative

3. congressman, congresswoman, representativenoun

   a member of the United States House of Representatives

   Synonyms:
   interpreter, congresswoman, illustration, voice, example, congressman, spokesperson, instance

   Antonyms:
   untypical, atypical, unsymbolic, nonrepresentative, undemocratic

4. example, illustration, instance, representativeadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   congressman, object lesson, good example, instance, lesson, exemplar, case, example, voice, congresswoman, illustration, deterrent example, model, exemplification, interpreter, spokesperson, exercise

   Antonyms:
   atypical, undemocratic, nonrepresentative, unsymbolic, untypical

5. representativeadjective

   serving to represent or typify

   "representative moviegoers"; "a representative modern play"

   Antonyms:
   nonrepresentative, atypical, untypical, unsymbolic, undemocratic

6. representativeadjective

   standing for something else

   "the bald eagle is representative of the United States"

   Antonyms:
   atypical, nonrepresentative, undemocratic, untypical, unsymbolic

7. representativeadjective

   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"

   Antonyms:
   unsymbolic, untypical, undemocratic, atypical, nonrepresentative

Matched Categories

1. • Advocate
   • Legislator
   • Negotiator

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1. representativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   figurative, typical, symbolical

2. representativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   delegated, acting for others

3. representativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   delegate, deputy, substitute, agent, proxy, LOCUM TENENS

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1. representativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   delegated, vicarious, typical, figurative, symbolical, emblematic

2. representativenoun

   Synonyms:
   deputy, delegate, vicar, proxy, agent, substitute, vicegerent, surrogate, regent, commissioner, envoy, emissary, ambassador, exponent

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1. List of paraphrases for "representative":

   representing, representatives, delegate, representation, représentant, representativeness, represent, agent, representante, actress, representational, represented, actor, behalf, delegates, envoy, deputies, rep, representativity, depicting

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1. representative

   Synonyms:
   See Legally acceptable representative
   

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1. Christopher Stringer:

   These methods were applied to 95 representative fossils and over 600 metrical and morphological traits, and the analyses revealed 3 main clades of later Pleistocene humans: H. sapiens, H. neanderthalensis and a group containing Harbin and other Chinese fossils such as Dali, Jinniushan and Xiahe.

2. Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak:

   We're finding out exactly what happened. On the other side there are people who aren't controlled by the leadership of the so-called DNR and LNR (self-proclaimed separatist republics), therefore our representative and the Russian representative are checking the facts. Only after that will a decision be taken on our further actions.

3. National Police spokesman Anton Charliyan:

   This group has a leadership that is regarded as a representative of ISIS in Indonesia.

4. Michael Kugelman:

   We shouldn't overstate the importance of this letter. It may be a case of the Taliban trying to earn some legitimacy and goodwill by playing the role of good guy and proposing nonviolent solutions, at the end of the day, The Taliban has no incentive to propose talks unless it's starting to feel major pressure on the battlefield. Though U.S. forces have ramped up their fight, I think it's too early for The Taliban to suddenly conclude it's not worth fighting anymore. Michael Kugelman said the Taliban offer could nonetheless be useful to the President Trump administration. Even if the letter is just a bluff, and I assume it is, the White House can say - Look, our strategy is already paying off. A spate of bombings last month in Kabul fueled anger against The Taliban across the country, and prompted the President Trump administration to close the doors for peace talks with the Islamic insurgents. Taliban fighters( Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) But The Taliban knows President Trump does n’t want the U.S. to be in Special Representative for Afghanistan. The Taliban will be banking on the belief the U.S. and the West have lost the will to remain there. US ADDING AIR POWER, INTELLIGENCE GATHERING IN AFGHANISTAN US AND PAKISTAN CLASH AT United Nations ' OVER Special Representative for Afghanistan In a recent visit to eastern Special Representative for Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, who commands the U.S. and NATO’s Resolute Support mission in the Special Representative for Afghanistan, said the intensified U.S. offensive is producing results.

5. The OIG:

   SSA did not ensure new representative payees were selected when current payees died, based on our sample results, we estimated 2,548 deceased payees received approximately $46.8 million in [Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance] OASDI benefits and [Supplemental Security Income] SSI payments.