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Another word for representative

representative Synonyms

representative

modif.

Characteristic
typical, symbolic, illustrative, emblematic; see characteristic, illustrative, typical.
Characterized by representation by elected delegates
democratic, elected, representational; see democratic, republican.

representative Synonyms

representative

n.

An emissary
deputy, spokesperson, sales agent; see agent 1, delegate, diplomat 1.
Diplomatic and consular representatives include: envoy, ambassador, consul, deputy, emissary, legate, minister, plenipotentiary, nuncio, attachÃ©, diplomatic agent, chancellor, commissioner.
One who is elected to the lower legislative body
congressman, congresswoman, assemblyman, assemblywoman, councilman, councilwoman, councilperson, member of congress, member of parliament, deputy, legislator, councilor, Speaker of the House; see also legislator, senator.

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Another word for representative

noun

One that is representative of a group or class:
case, example, illustration, instance, sample, specimen. See substitute
One who stands for another:
delegate, deputy. See substitute

adjective

Serving as a symbol:
emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical. See substitute
Serving to describe:
delineative, descriptive, graphic. See words
Having the nature of, constituting, or serving as a type:
archetypal, archetypic, archetypical, classic, classical, model, paradigmatic, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical, quintessential, typic, typical. See same, usual

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In 1848 an assembly representative of the eglises consistoriales met at Paris.
The African elephant is a very different animal from its Asiatic cousin, both as regards structure and habits; and were it not for the existence of intermediate extinct species, might well be regarded as the representative of a distinct genus.
The sheriff "was the king's representative in all matters judicial, military and financial in the shire.
Rivadavia resigned, and Vicente Lopez, a Federalist, was elected to succeed him, but was speedily displaced by Manuel Dorrego (1827), another representative of the same party.
GIRAFFE, a corruption of Zarafah, the Arabic name for the tallest of all mammals, and the typical representative of the family Giraffidae, the distinctive characters of which are given in the article Pecora, where the systematic position of the group is indicated.

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