representative

noun

OPAL W

/ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/

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a person who has been chosen to speak or vote for somebody else or for a group of people, or to take the place of somebody else
- Our elected representatives in government should be doing something about this.
- Management are obliged to consult with union representatives about changes to conditions.
- The actor's legal representatives have strongly denied the allegations.
- He was the Queen's representative at the ceremony.
- representative of somebody/something a representative of the UN
- representative from something The committee includes representatives from industry.
Wordfinder
- ballot
- closed shop
- collective bargaining
- industrial action
- labour
- picket
- protest
- representative
- strike
- union
Extra Examples
- We met with representatives from various technology companies.
- I was the sole representative of the committee.
- The association is sending representatives to the conference.
- The country has a new supreme representative body.
- The negotiations were attended by representatives of several states.
- They have recalled their representatives from the negotiations.
- a nursing representative on the infection control committee
- a panel of media representatives
- representatives from citizens' groups
- the Algerian permanent representative at the UN
- the UN special representative for Cyprus
- I was voted student representative for my class.
Topics People in societyb2, Politicsb2, Businessb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- chief
- leading
- main
- …
verb + representative
- appoint
- appoint somebody (as)
- choose (somebody as)
- …
representative + verb
- attend something
- vote
representative + noun
- body
preposition
- representative for
- representative from
- representative of
- …
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(also informal rep)
a person who works for a company and travels around selling its products
- a sales representative
- She's our representative in France.
Extra Examples
- a representative for international shipping companies
- his success as a full-time financial representative
- He works as a sales representative for an insurance company.
Topics Jobsb2, Businessb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- chief
- leading
- main
- …
verb + representative
- appoint
- appoint somebody (as)
- choose (somebody as)
- …
representative + verb
- attend something
- vote
representative + noun
- body
preposition
- representative for
- representative from
- representative of
- …
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a person who is typical of a particular group
- The singer is regarded as a representative of the youth of her generation.
Representative
(abbreviation Rep.)
(in the US) a member of the House of Representatives, the Lower House of Congress; a member of the House of Representatives in the lower house of a state parliament

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French representatif, -ive or medieval Latin repraesentativus, from the verb repraesentare ‘exhibit’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + praesentare ‘to present’.

representative

adjective

OPAL W

/ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/

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representative (of somebody/something) typical of a particular group of people; that is a typical example of something
- Is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole?
- The paper-thin models in magazines are not representative of most women.
- Some residents argued that the protesters were not representative of the community.
- The painting is not representative of his work of the period.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- consider somebody/something
- …
adverb
- highly
- very
- fully
- …
preposition
- of
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[usually before noun] containing or including examples of all the different types of people or things in a large group
- We interviewed a representative sample of teachers.
- Exhibits include a widely representative collection of Greek vases.
Extra Examples
- a broadly representative sample
- a nationally representative picture of the employment situation
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- consider somebody/something
- …
adverb
- highly
- very
- fully
- …
preposition
- of
See full entry
(of a system of government, etc.) consisting of people who have been chosen to speak or vote for the rest of a group
- a representative democracy
- the advent of modern representative government
Topics Politicsc1

opposite unrepresentative

单词	representative
释义	representative noun OPAL W /ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/ /ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/ jump to other results a person who has been chosen to speak or vote for somebody else or for a group of people, or to take the place of somebody else Our elected representatives in government should be doing something about this. Management are obliged to consult with union representatives about changes to conditions. The actor's legal representatives have strongly denied the allegations. He was the Queen's representative at the ceremony. representative of somebody/something a representative of the UN representative from something The committee includes representatives from industry. Wordfinder ballot closed shop collective bargaining industrial action labour picket protest representative strike union Extra Examples We met with representatives from various technology companies. I was the sole representative of the committee. The association is sending representatives to the conference. The country has a new supreme representative body. The negotiations were attended by representatives of several states. They have recalled their representatives from the negotiations. a nursing representative on the infection control committee a panel of media representatives representatives from citizens' groups the Algerian permanent representative at the UN the UN special representative for Cyprus I was voted student representative for my class. Topics People in societyb2, Politicsb2, Businessb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective chief leading main … verb + representative appoint appoint somebody (as) choose (somebody as) … representative + verb attend something vote representative + noun body preposition representative for representative from representative of … See full entry (also informal rep) a person who works for a company and travels around selling its products a sales representative She's our representative in France. Extra Examples a representative for international shipping companies his success as a full-time financial representative He works as a sales representative for an insurance company. Topics Jobsb2, Businessb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective chief leading main … verb + representative appoint appoint somebody (as) choose (somebody as) … representative + verb attend something vote representative + noun body preposition representative for representative from representative of … See full entry a person who is typical of a particular group The singer is regarded as a representative of the youth of her generation. Representative (abbreviation Rep.) (in the US) a member of the House of Representatives, the Lower House of Congress; a member of the House of Representatives in the lower house of a state parliament Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French representatif, -ive or medieval Latin repraesentativus, from the verb repraesentare ‘exhibit’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + praesentare ‘to present’. representative adjective OPAL W /ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/ /ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/ jump to other results representative (of somebody/something) typical of a particular group of people; that is a typical example of something Is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole? The paper-thin models in magazines are not representative of most women. Some residents argued that the protesters were not representative of the community. The painting is not representative of his work of the period. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem consider somebody/something … adverb highly very fully … preposition of See full entry [usually before noun] containing or including examples of all the different types of people or things in a large group We interviewed a representative sample of teachers. Exhibits include a widely representative collection of Greek vases. Extra Examples a broadly representative sample a nationally representative picture of the employment situation Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem consider somebody/something … adverb highly very fully … preposition of See full entry (of a system of government, etc.) consisting of people who have been chosen to speak or vote for the rest of a group a representative democracy the advent of modern representative government Topics Politicsc1 opposite unrepresentative Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French representatif, -ive or medieval Latin repraesentativus, from the verb repraesentare ‘exhibit’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + praesentare ‘to present’.
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