Main Entry: ¹rep·re·sen·ta·tive

Pronunciation: \ˌre-pri-ˈzen-tə-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 \-ˌzen-tə-ˈti-və-tē\ noun