nnoun.persona person who represents othersHypernyms:negotiant negotiator treater
Inherited Hypernyms:representativenegotiatorcommunicatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:representativenegotiatorcommunicatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:agentaldermanassemblymanassemblywomanchief of statecontactdelegateemissaryenvoyhead of statemiddlemanpersonal representativeresident commissionerunion representative
Full Hyponyms:action officeractor's agentagentagent-in-placeagent provocateuraldermanapostolic delegateassemblymanassemblywomanbaileebookerbridge agentbusiness agentcapetiancarolingiancase officerchancellorcodetalkercontactcounterspyczardelegatedeputydouble agentemissaryemperoremployment agentempressespionage agentex-presidentexhibitorfootforeign agentfreight agentg-mangovernment agenthandlerhead of stateholy roman emperorinfiltratorkaiserkingking of englandking of franceking of the germanslegal representativelegateliterary agentmerovingianmikadomill agentnext friendnocorgan-grinderorganizerparliamentary agentpersonal representativepornographerpresidentpresident of the united statesprime ministerproxypurchasing agentresident commissionerrevenuerroman emperorromanovsecret agentshahshipping agentshop stewardshoppershowmansleepersovereignspecial agentspyt-mantalent agenttaoiseachunion representativeuniversal agentvicegerentwalk-inwalking delegate
nnoun.personan advocate who represents someone else's policy or purposeSynset:interpreter spokesperson voice
Examples:- the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government
Hypernyms:advocate advocator exponent proponent
Inherited Hypernyms:spokespersonadvocatepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:spokespersonadvocatepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:ambassadorbagmancommercial travelercommercial travellerflackflack catcherflakflak catchermouthmouthpieceroadmanspokesmanspokeswomantraveling salesmantravelling salesman
Full Hyponyms:ambassadorflak catchermouthpiecespokesmanspokeswomantallymantraveling salesman
nnoun.persona member of the United States House of RepresentativesSynset:congressman congresswoman
Hypernyms:legislator
Inherited Hypernyms:congressmanlegislatorlawgiverleaderpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:congressmanlegislatorlawgiverleaderpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:congressmanlegislatorpoliticianleaderpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:congressmanlegislatorpoliticianleaderpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:rep
nnoun.cognitionan item of information that is typical of a class or groupSynset:example illustration instance
Examples:- this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome
- there is an example on page 10
Derivationally Related Form:instanceexemplifyillustrateinstantiateexemplary
Hypernyms:information
Inherited Hypernyms:exampleinformationcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:apologycase in pointexceptionexcuseprecedentquintessencesamplespecimen
Full Hyponyms:apologycouponcross sectionexceptiongrab sampleprecedentquintessencerandom samplesamplespecimentasting
adj satadj.allserving to represent or typifyExamples:- representative moviegoers
- a representative modern play
Antonyms:atypical
Derivationally Related Form:represent
Inherited Hypernyms:representative
Similar to:typical
adjadj.allstanding for something elseExamples:- the bald eagle is representative of the United States
Antonyms:nonrepresentative
Derivationally Related Form:represent
Inherited Hypernyms:representative
Similar to:allegoric allegorical emblematic emblematical symbolic symbolical
adj satadj.allbeing or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representativesExamples:- representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people
Antonyms:undemocratic
Derivationally Related Form:represent
Inherited Hypernyms:representative
Similar to:democratic