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Another word for representative

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Noun

  1. One that is representative of a group or class

    See also:

    substitute

  2. One who stands for another

    See also:

    substitute

Adjective

  1. Serving as a symbol

    See also:

    substitute

  2. Serving to describe

    See also:

    words

  3. Having the nature of, constituting, or serving as a type

    See also:

    usual

    same

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Another word for representative

Modifier

  1. Characteristic

    See also:

    typical

    illustrative

    characteristic

  2. Characterized by representation by elected delegates

    See also:

    republican

    democratic

Noun

  1. An emissary

    See also:

    diplomat

    delegate

    agent

  2. One who is elected to the lower legislative body

    See also:

    senator

    legislator

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Sentence Examples

  • The decision of the representative of the United States was given in April 1899.

  • Its foremost representative was Francis Makemie, already mentioned, who, in 1683, as an ordained minister of the presbytery of Laggan, was invited to minister to the Maryland and Virginia Presbyterians.

  • Greene, Arnie, and me, as the VP's representative on the surface.

  • In 1848 an assembly representative of the eglises consistoriales met at Paris.

  • The sheriff "was the king's representative in all matters judicial, military and financial in the shire.

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