Meaning & Definition of Representative in English

1. A person who represents others

2. An advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

• "The meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

3. A member of the united states house of representatives

4. 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"

1. Serving to represent or typify

• "Representative moviegoers"

• "A representative modern play"

2. Standing for something else

• "The bald eagle is representative of the united states"

3. 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"