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representative  (representatives plural )
1  n-count A representative is a person who has been chosen to act or make decisions on behalf of another person or a group of people. 
...trade union representatives...  
2  n-count A representative is a person whose job is to sell a company's products or services, especially by travelling round and visiting other companies. 
FORMAL usu with supp 
She had a stressful job as a sales representative.  
3  adj A representative group consists of a small number of people who have been chosen to make decisions on behalf of a larger group. 
ADJ n 
The new head of state should be chosen by an 87 member representative council.  
4  adj Someone who is typical of the group to which they belong can be described as representative. 
oft ADJ of n 
He was in no way representative of dog-trainers in general.  
 representativeness    n-uncount 
...a process designed to ensure the representativeness of the sample interviewed.  
5  n-count In the United States, a Representative is a member of the House of Representatives, the less powerful of the two parts of Congress. 
6 
  House of Representatives