Usually means: Individual chosen to act for others.
Definitions [Related words] [Phrases (New!)] [Mentions] [Lyrics] [History]
We found 47 dictionaries that define the word representative:

General (31 matching dictionaries)
  1. representative: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. representative: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. representative: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. representative: Collins English Dictionary
  5. representative: Vocabulary.com
  6. Representative, representative: Wordnik
  7. representative: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. representative: Wiktionary
  9. representative: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. representative: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. representative: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. representative: Dictionary.com
  13. representative (adj.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. representative: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. The Representative: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Representative: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. representative: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. representative: Rhymezone
  19. representative: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. representative: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. representative: Free Dictionary
  22. representative: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. representative: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
  24. representative: Dictionary/thesaurus
  25. representative: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
  26. Representative: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. The Organon: A Conceptually Indexed Dictionary (by Genus and Differentia) (No longer online)

Business (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. representative: Webster's New World Law Dictionary
  2. representative: Law.com Dictionary
  3. Everybody's Legal Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. INVESTORWORDS (No longer online)
  5. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  6. Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition (No longer online)
  7. Representative: Securities Terminology
  8. representative: Legal dictionary
  9. Representative (union): Accounting, Business Studies and Economics Dictionary
  10. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. representative: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  2. representative: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary (No longer online)

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Statistics (in particular, re-randomisation statistics) (No longer online)

(Note: See representatively as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
)
American English Definition British English Definition
adjective:  Typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group.
adjective:  Representing, showing a likeness.
noun:  A delegate.
noun:  Someone who represents others as a member of a legislative or governing body.
noun:  One who speaks for or acts on behalf of another in a particular (especially official) capacity.
noun:  (law) An heir.
noun:  (US, politics) Specifically, a member of the United States House of Representatives.
noun:  A company agent who visits potential purchasers; a salesman.
noun:  Something standing for something else.
noun:  Something representing or standing for another; a symbol, an embodiment.
noun:  A member of a particular class.
noun:  Something (especially a living organism) regarded as typical of its class; a type.
noun:  A substitute or analogue.

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:



Word origin

Words similar to representative

Usage examples for representative

Idioms related to representative

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing representative

Popular nouns described by representative

Words that often appear near representative

Rhymes of representative

Invented words related to representative

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Compound Your Joy   Threepeat   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Help


Our daily word games Threepeat and Compound Your Joy are going strong. Bookmark and enjoy!