representative
English Thesaurus
1. an item of information that is typical of a class or group (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | information, |
| definition | : | knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | apology, excuse, |
| definition | : | a poor example (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | exception, |
| definition | : | an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | case in point, precedent, |
| definition | : | an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | quintessence, |
| definition | : | the most typical example or representative of a type (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | sample, |
| definition | : | a small part of something intended as representative of the whole (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | specimen, |
| definition | : | an example regarded as typical of its class (noun.cognition) |
2. a member of the United States House of Representatives (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | legislator, |
| definition | : | someone who makes or enacts laws (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | rep, |
| definition | : | informal abbreviation of `representative' (noun.person) |
3. a person who represents others (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | negotiant, negotiator, treater, |
| definition | : | someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | agent, |
| definition | : | a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | alderman, |
| definition | : | a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | assemblyman, |
| definition | : | someone who is a member of a legislative assembly (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | assemblywoman, |
| definition | : | a woman assemblyman (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | contact, middleman, |
| definition | : | a person who is in a position to give you special assistance (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | delegate, |
| definition | : | a person appointed or elected to represent others (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | emissary, envoy, |
| definition | : | someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | chief of state, head of state, |
| definition | : | the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | resident commissioner, |
| definition | : | the representative of Puerto Rico in the United States House of Representatives (noun.person) |
4. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | ambassador, |
| definition | : | an informal representative (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | mouth, mouthpiece, |
| definition | : | a spokesperson (as a lawyer) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | spokesman, |
| definition | : | a male spokesperson (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | spokeswoman, |
| definition | : | a female spokesperson (noun.person) |
5. being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives (adj.all)
| similar | : | democratic, |
| definition | : | characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality (adj.all) |
6. standing for something else (adj.all)
| similar | : | allegoric, allegorical, |
| definition | : | used in or characteristic of or containing allegory (adj.all) |
7. serving to represent or typify (adj.all)
| similar | : | typical, |
| definition | : | exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category (adj.all) |
8. an item of information that is typical of a class or group (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | instantiate, |
| definition | : | find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word) (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | instantiate, |
| definition | : | represent by an instance (verb.perception) |
9. being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives (adj.all)
| derivation | : | represent, |
| definition | : | be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute (verb.social) |
10. standing for something else (adj.all)
| derivation | : | represent, |
| definition | : | serve as a means of expressing something (verb.communication) |
11. serving to represent or typify (adj.all)
| derivation | : | represent, |
| definition | : | be representative or typical for (verb.social) |
12. an item of information that is typical of a class or group (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | instantiate, |
| definition | : | find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word) (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | instantiate, |
| definition | : | represent by an instance (verb.perception) |
13. being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives (adj.all)
| derivation | : | represent, |
| definition | : | be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute (verb.social) |
14. standing for something else (adj.all)
| derivation | : | represent, |
| definition | : | serve as a means of expressing something (verb.communication) |
15. serving to represent or typify (adj.all)
| derivation | : | represent, |
| definition | : | be representative or typical for (verb.social) |
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