• an item of information that is Representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
• a member of the United States House of Representatives
• a person who represents others
• an advocate who represents someone else''s policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"
• 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"
• standing for something else; "the bald eagle is Representative of the United States"
• serving to represent or typify; "Representative moviegoers"; "a Representative modern play"

'Representative' in other languages