representative1 nounrepresentative2 adjective
representativerep‧re‧sen‧ta‧tive1 /ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv◂/ ●●○ W3 noun [countable] 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Japan has refused to send a representative to the talks in Geneva.
- John Kohorn is the company's representative in Prague.
- the representative from Belgium
- We discussed these issues with a senior representative of the company.
- A representative from one of these schools can head you in the right direction.
- A local Celtic representative was there to see Byrne inspire Bangor to a thrilling 2-1 win.
- At both central and local level of government there are elected representatives and professional administrators and other staff.
- Decision making is split between adjudication officers and officers known as Secretary of State's representatives.
- He has since been joined by his elder brother, Jim, a sales representative.
- He was a representative of a mill called Waddells and he had a strange-looking horse-drawn vehicle, square shaped with high sides.
- Most of its people favor accepting; otherwise, its representatives would never bid.
- Opposition representatives were reduced to protesting outside the premises where the Socialists assumed office.
THESAURUS
someone who works in politics, especially an elected member of the government: · senior politicians
a political or government leader, especially one who is well-respected: · a respected elder statesman· great statesmen like Roosevelt and Churchill· He would later describe the king as ‘one of the most brilliant statesmen I have ever been privileged to meet’.
in Britain, someone who has been elected to a parliament to represent people from a particular area of the country: · Ken Newton, MP
a man who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives: · a Republican congressman
a woman who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives: · Mrs McKinney was the state’s first black congresswoman.
a member of the senate, especially in the US: · Senator Clinton
in the US, a member of the House of Representatives: · Democratic Representatives
someone who has been elected to lead the government of a town or city: · Boris Johnson was elected mayor of London.· the former New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani
someone who is used by a political party to influence people’s opinions by cleverly controlling what is reported in the news: · The party spin doctors would like us to believe that the government is committed to improving the environment.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who represents a person or a group someone who has been chosen to represent an organization or country: · Japan has refused to send a representative to the talks in Geneva.· John Kohorn is the company's representative in Prague.representative from: · the representative from Belgiumrepresentative of: · We discussed these issues with a senior representative of the company.
a person who officially gives the opinions of an organization, company, government etc: spokesman/spokeswoman for: · A spokesman for the company denied reports that the new drug could cause heart attacks.government/ministry/party etc spokesman/spokeswoman: · A government spokeswoman said the new laws would protect vulnerable children.· Mr Simon Hughes, a company spokesman, spoke to reporters after the meeting.
a word meaning spokesman or spokeswoman , used especially when you do not want to say whether the person is a man or a woman: spokesperson for: · A spokesperson for the company read to waiting reporters from a prepared statement.spokesperson on: · the Labour Party spokesperson on educationgovernment/party/union etc spokesperson: · A government spokesperson has denied the allegations of corruption.
a person or company which represents another person or company in business, financial, or legal matters: · The firm has an agent in Sydney who deals with the Australian side of the business.· The licence application must be signed by the applicant or his agent.agent for: · The company is the UK agent for a top Danish furniture maker.
a person who is sent to another country as an official representative, especially by a government to discuss important matters such as war with another government: · The President met yesterday with an envoy from Pakistan.send an envoy: · Iran agreed to send an envoy to the United Nations for talks on ending the war.· A special envoy was sent to Manila to try and secure the release of the hostages.
someone who is sent to an important meeting by a country or organization in order to represent them by speaking for them and voting for them: · I sat next to the Canadian delegate.delegate to: · The US delegate to the committee announced a grant of $75 million to help third world countries.send a delegate: · Some local branches have refused to send delegates to the national conference.
a person, organization, or newspaper which only gives the opinions of one person or organization and which does not have anything original to say: · In 1917 Stalin became editor of Pravda, the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party.· The Chemical Manufacturers Association is the mouthpiece of the American chemicals industry.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the UK accredited representativeCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
the UK accredited representative· We will pay the injured person or his or her appointed legal representative.· The remainder of section 44 governs the relationship between an appointed representative and his or its principal.· The effect of the section is to make the principal responsible to investors for the business carried on by the appointed representative.· Independence - solicitors may not be tied agents or appointed representatives of, for example, a life assurance company.· Winchester was, at the material time, an appointed representative of Norwich Union, and therefore an exempted person.· The authorised persons, as principals, control their appointed representatives who are thus exempted persons.· That insurer has 1,500 appointed representatives and another 1,000 tied agents pushing its policies.
· Voters are interested in assessing the performance of their elected representatives.· Daniel Omara Atubu and other elected representatives apparently protested at these mass arrests.· The aerospace companies, and the elected representatives of their employees, are keen to salvage what jobs they may.· It is arguable that such determinations are best left to the elected representatives.· It was argued that the political benefits of expenditure are more visible to elected representatives than the political costs of taxation.· It will increase citizens' control over their elected representatives, by abolishing safe seats.· Legislation passed in 1912 to establish funds for accident and illness insurance for workers created councils to which workers elected representatives.· Finally, we have not discussed the way in which elected representatives themselves reach decisions in the legislature and its committees.
· Also, if the deceased person leaves any estate, the local authority will claim its expenses from the legal personal representative.· It is vital to check the credentials of any purported legal representative on the other side.· Indeed, my legal representative has strongly advised me against making it.· We will pay the injured person or his or her appointed legal representative.· Probation officers may also become part of the process as may legal representatives, judges, juries and the higher courts.· Preliminary enquiries should be treated seriously and the seller's legal representatives should do their best to supply full answers.· These require foreign heads of state and their legal representatives to explain away the funds they are depositing.
· If you would like to apply for help, or find out who your local representative is, contact your welfare officer.· The local representative promised to visit them in Seattle.· Our local representative has a full programme on offer; the boat party is everybody's favourite.· A local Celtic representative was there to see Byrne inspire Bangor to a thrilling 2-1 win.· Permits are required, ask our local representative for details.· Most were looking for a local representative.· He said the council was involved in such debate with local representatives of Caldaire and he found Mr Widmer's remarks surprising.· Each had a board of civil servants to bring together local representatives of central departments related to economic development.
· It will meet in Vienna and be composed of the permanent representatives of the participating States. 19.
· Where the proprietor of the legal estate has died, the sellers will be the personal representatives of the estate.· Also, if the deceased person leaves any estate, the local authority will claim its expenses from the legal personal representative.· Just one man - the personal representative of the President and operating entirely on his own.· The personal representatives have the powers to maintain and advance children given to trustees by the Trustee Act 1925.
· To this threat, the political representatives of big business had to make a response.· Stalin emerged as the chief political representative of the ruling bureaucracy.· It is a pity more serious issues are not being pursued by our political representatives.· That is first and foremost the business of the political representatives here, who are elected by and responsible to the people.
· This was attended by the Personnel Director and senior representatives from the various personnel branches.· He was senior representative in King's Lynn during 1957 and area sales manager at Ipswich during 1961-1965.
· Some might decide to elect a special institutions representative, a steering committee, and a hospitality committee.
NOUN· He comes over well as a person, with all the outer confidence you'd expect of a company representative.· A company representative said they had not anticipated the great demand for Metrodin.· Thus there is a requirement on the part of the company representatives - the panel or interviewer - to sell the company.· Phone company representatives said they are willing to work with the county on devising the new laws.· At one extreme it may be one company representative, at the other extreme there may be a series of interview boards.· But company representatives played down the disaster.· Training department need to ensure the competency of our company representatives before the Bond goes on sale.· Those unable to gain immediate access to their offices were advised to go to Guildhall, where company representatives would be waiting.
· The subcommittee questioned industry representatives on the role companies could play in improving the environment.· Opponents to the technique claim that it can be dangerous, and poultry industry representatives are themselves cautious of adopting it.· The new group is made up of industry representatives, academics and environmentalists.· We have recently started work with the Industrial Society in this area to help bring industry representatives into schools.· Twenty two trainers and other industry representatives have offered support and convoys of five to 10 vehicles are to follow next month.
VERB· Recommendations on appointing representatives from Aboriginal communities to various local and national policy boards have been implemented.· Wells has appointed a representative or two who occasionally show up at local events.· Each functional manager appoints a representative who is responsible for the project within his department.· On 13 March 1990 Winchester was formally appointed as appointed representative of Norwich Union by a letter of that date.
· He was first elected a branch representative 20 years ago.· Now our elected representatives are learning firsthand how petty and obnoxious federal regulation can be.· Mr Tung must maintain momentum towards democratic reforms, increasing the number of directly elected representatives in the territory's legislature.· It is important to note, however, that the assumption that electing representatives is all democracy requires is a faulty one.· The majority of members serving on the Association's various standing committees are elected from the representatives on the council.· Should the people elect their representatives?· The people elected were elected as representatives and not delegates.· Some might decide to elect a special institutions representative, a steering committee, and a hospitality committee.
· The hill peoples were sending their representatives to a gathering at Panglong in the Shan States.· Leiser had to make do with Helsinki, where other record companies also sent representatives.· While the government-in-exile headed by Sawyer proposed to send representatives to Monrovia to discuss its peace plan, the military conflict continued.· President George W.. Bush sent representatives.· It even opposed independent local attempts to send West Bank representatives to Arab countries to discuss political problems.· The Western sectors of Berlin sent five representatives to the Parliamentary Council.· In particular, missions led by ministers have proved a useful means of opening doors for companies sending representatives.· Various groups have been invited to send representatives but the meeting is also open to anyone interested in the idea.
WORD FAMILYnounrepresentationrepresentativeadjectiverepresentative ≠ unrepresentativerepresentationalverbrepresent
1someone who has been chosen to speak, vote, or make decisions for someone else SYN delegate: a union representativerepresentative of an elected representative of the people2Representative a member of the House of Representatives, the Lower House of Congress in the United Statesrepresentative1 nounrepresentative2 adjective
representativerepresentative2 ●○○ adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- For our survey we asked a representative sample of voters to give us their opinions.
- These paintings are representative of the kind of work being done by young artists nowadays.
- Would you say that his views were representative of the majority of French voters?
- Figures 1 and 2 illustrate the representative findings of the expression of pre-S2 in the liver.
- It does not matter what method of straining is chosen if it can determine A1 since the volume is a representative one.
- It is not possible to judge whether the social context or the people studied are in any way typical, or representative.
- These large juries were clearly intended to provide a reasonably representative sample of popular opinion.
- They discard the traditional system of checks and balances of representative government.
THESAURUS
a typical person or thing is a good example of that type of person or thing: · With his camera around his neck, he looked like a typical tourist.· The windows are typical of houses built during this period.
used to describe a very typical and very good example of something: · It was a classic case of the cure being worse than the disease.· a classic mistake· The book is a classic example of great teamwork.
the archetypal person or thing is the most typical example of that kind of person or thing, and has all their most important qualities: · the archetypal English village· Indiana Jones is the archetypal adventure hero.
used when you want to emphasize that someone or something is the very best example of something – used especially when you admire them very much: · the quintessential guide to New York· Robert Plant is the quintessential rock ‘n’ roll singer.
having the characteristics that many people believe a particular type of person or thing has – used when you think these beliefs are not true: · Hollywood films are full of stereotypical images of women as wives and mothers.· He challenges stereotypical ideas about people with disabilities.
containing the most common types of people or things that are found in something, and showing what it is usually like: · a representative sample of college students
very typical of a particular type of thing, or of someone’s character or usual behaviour: · Each species of bird has its own characteristic song.· What gives Paris its characteristic charm?· He played with his characteristic skill.· the characteristic symptoms of the disease
to be the best possible example of a particular type of person or thing or of a particular quality: · His house was thought to be the epitome of good taste.
Longman Language Activatora typical person or thing · With his shorts and camera around his neck, he looked like a typical tourist. · "Is there a typical New York breakfast?" "Bagels and coffee." · On a typical day, the president receives more than 4,500 letters.· a typical American diner, with twangy-voiced waitresses and vinyl boothstypical of · This painting is typical of Manet's portraits of Morisot - a beautiful woman, gazing sadly out at the viewer.
formal someone or something that is representative of the group that they belong to is typical of it, and shows what the others in the group are like: representative of: · These paintings are representative of the kind of work being done by young artists nowadays.· Would you say that his views were representative of the majority of French voters?representative sample: · For our survey we asked a representative sample of voters to give us their opinions.
the archetypal person or thing is the most typical example of that kind of person or thing, and has all their most important qualities: · Indiana Jones is the archetypal adventure hero.· the archetypal pushy Hollywood mother
a classic example of something is a very typical and very good example of it: classic of: · The misunderstanding was nobody's fault and was a classic example of bad communication.· The invention of the X-ray was a classic case of discovering something by accident.· She made the classic mistake of trying to drive away without releasing the hand brake.
a situation in which things happen in a very typical and expected way: textbook case/example of: · The Apple Computer company was a textbook case for business schools about how two guys working out of a garage could change the world.· This is a textbook example of how Hollywood undermines its best ideas, by insisting on happy endings, even when they are completely implausible.
a fixed idea which most people have in their minds about what people of a particular type or from a particular country are like, but which is not actually true: · The film is full of stereotypes: a stupid blonde, a fat American tourist, and a gay man with huge muscles.stereotype of: · Charles quite plainly did not fit the stereotype of a successful, high powered businessman.racial/sexual stereotype: · They rejected the sexual stereotype of blue for a boy and pink for a girl, and dressed their baby in other colors instead.· the racial stereotype of Asian girls as quiet and hard-working
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The pollsters asked a representative sample of New York residents for their opinions.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the UK accredited representativeCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
The pollsters asked a representative sample of New York residents for their opinions. the UK accredited representative· Responses have been received from all over the country, and in geographical terms, can regarded as broadly representative.· Training and Enterprise Councils will be retained, reformed and made more broadly representative of their local communities and given stable budgets.· What really rankles is the loss of the idea that these bodies are broadly representative of the communities they serve.
· Using a nationally representative sample, this study examines the effects on family life of elderly persons in the household.· These recent percentile curves are based on large, nationally representative samples of children.· These interviews will be followed by a large-scale postal survey of a nationally representative sample of marketing executives.
· It is with this approach that we make the Group's work truly representative.· Mr Denham replied that an independent appointments commission should ensure that forums were truly representative of the communities they service.· From that particular point of view, of course, no case is truly representative.· If this was truly representative of tomorrow's task then the event would be fiercely contested.· The result is an absence of diversity - a key requirement for a truly representative press and one suited for political democracy.· But the question remains, how confident can we be that a formula score is truly representative of the overall difficulty level?
NOUN· For instance, I've heard of representative assemblies of large co-operatives choosing their own director.· A representative assembly should be in miniature an exact portrait of the people at large.· Much the same point may be made about the representative assemblies of advanced capitalism.· He refused a seat on the dominion council because the new government lacked a representative assembly.
· First it will examine the consultative arrangements which exist between a number of key government agencies and representative bodies.· It is the representative bodies within each business that will work out how to interpret the consensus on employee rights.· Each group of intermediaries also has its own representative body which usually publishes an annual report of activities.· No significant employer representative body in the United Kingdom has done anything other than condemn those irrelevant and damaging proposals very roundly.· The proposal came at a meeting organised by the National Consumer's Council, a representative body established by statute in 1975.· The Institute worked closely with other professional and representative bodies on such matters.· He told the representative body that the talks were too confidential for us to be let into the secret.· In that way, the Association can retain credibility as a representative body.
· What constraints are imposed by representative democracy?· The wired village will inevitably lead the world in the direction of more direct rather than representative democracies.· But neither has found an authentic expression in the institutions of representative democracy.· Part I examines representative democracy and the end of the old politics.· Furthermore, the nature of political authority in representative democracies means that governments are bound by doctrines of accountability.· In both cases therefore a system of representative democracy is adopted.
· It is not simply ideas of fairness that move the public, but a desire for representative government.· It seeks to put legislative power directly into the hands of the people and circumvent the long-standing institutions of representative government.· Old-fashioned and boring representative government has its strengths as well as its weaknesses.· Death will before long end their mockery of representative government.· They are the restraints on which the people must often rely solely, in all representative governments....· This is because a commitment to representative government and loyalty to democratic institutions are themselves fundamental constituents of our collective political morality.· They discard the traditional system of checks and balances of representative government.
· These recent percentile curves are based on large, nationally representative samples of children.· Were those asked for an opinion a representative sample of the group to whom the opinion is attributed?· The schools are chosen as a representative sample, and neither individual students nor schools can be identified.· A representative sample of case histories follows.· All employees or a representative sample answered the questionnaire.
· A representative selection of your views will be published in the next issue.· Let us examine a representative selection of models.· In the preface, the editor of the catalogue makes it clear that only a representative selection of coins is listed.· The range of chemicals that have been identified as causing problems is enormous - Table 3 shows a representative selection.
· While coercion may have been appropriate enough before 1945, the plurality of power in a representative system makes it inappropriate thereafter.· In theory, our representative system of democracy gives us that ownership.· Virtually everywhere today, democracy is taken to be synonymous with some kind of representative system.· We conclude with a brief discussion of the interaction of some recent participatory initiatives with the local representative system of democracy.· Liberal representative systems ensure an open, competitive ruling class.
WORD FAMILYnounrepresentationrepresentativeadjectiverepresentative ≠ unrepresentativerepresentationalverbrepresent
1typical of a particular group or thingrepresentative of The latest incident is representative of a wider trend.► see thesaurus at typical2including examples of all the different types of something in a group: The pollsters asked a representative sample of New York residents for their opinions.3a representative system of government allows people to vote for other people to represent them in the government: a representative democracy