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    • representative :serving to represent or typify
      • representative moviegoers|a representative modern play

    • representative :an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
      • the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government

    • representative :standing for something else
      • the bald eagle is representative of the United States

    • representative :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

    • representative :an item of information that is typical of a class or group
      • this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome|there is an example on page 10

    • representative :a person who represents others

      • representative :a member of the United States House of Representatives

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