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representative[1,adjective] representative[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹rep·re·sen·ta·tive
Pronunciation: rep-ri-zent-t-iv
Function: adjective
1 : serving to represent <a painting representative of a battle>
2 : standing or acting for another especially through delegated authority
3 : of, based upon, or being a government in which the people are represented by persons chosen from among them usually by election
4 : serving as a typical example of the thing mentioned <a representative athlete>
- rep·re·sen·ta·tive·ly adverb
- rep·re·sen·ta·tive·ness noun