Pronunciation: ˌ re-pri- ' zen-t ə -tiv
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
1 : serving to represent
2 a : standing or acting for another especially through delegated authority b : of, based on, or constituting a government in which the many are represented by persons chosen from among them usually by election
3 : serving as a typical or characteristic example <a representative moviegoer>
4 : of or relating to representation or representationalism
– rep · re · sen · ta · tive · ly adverb
– rep · re · sen · ta · tive · ness noun
– rep · re · sen · ta · tiv · i · ty \ - ˌ zen-t ə - ' ti-v ə -t ē \ noun