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as in delegate
a person who acts or does business for another
a representative from the car dealership called to ask how we were enjoying the new car
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as in ambassador
a person sent on a mission to represent another
I speak on this matter as a representative of the people of the U.S.
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as in example
one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like
this song is a fairly good representative of the other songs on the album
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as in typical
having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind
a representative example of what that talented chef can do with even simple ingredients
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as in symbolical
having the function or meaning of an object or figure that stands for something else
a red cross on this map is representative of a hospital or other medical facility
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Recent Examples of representative
NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Raising Cane’s is looking to hire more than 150 employees, according to the press release, for jobs such as cashier, fry cook and customer service representative.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
With 38% of Californians voting for a Republican presidential candidate in the last election, having only four Republicans in the House — which is the goal of Proposition 50 — is hardly representative of the voters of this state.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Jaco Cillers, special representative of UNDP administrator for a program to help Palestinians, said $20 billion would be needed in the next three years, and the rest would be needed over a longer period - possibly decades.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Raising Cane’s is looking to hire more than 150 employees, according to the press release, for jobs such as cashier, fry cook and customer service representative.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The study also focused on Alzheimer's and was not representative of other forms of dementia.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
With 38% of Californians voting for a Republican presidential candidate in the last election, having only four Republicans in the House — which is the goal of Proposition 50 — is hardly representative of the voters of this state.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for representative
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The Republican Party of Arkansas wants a primary election -- not a convention of the delegates -- to select its nominee in the special election for the House District 70 seat formerly held by Carlton Wing, R-North Little Rock, party Chairman Joseph Wood said Thursday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Oct. 2025
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The strength of feeling in Italy on this matter was made very clear to the delegates at the EFC general assembly on Wednesday night, when their buses to a lavish dinner at Rome’s Terme di Caracalla were held up for more than hour by a large pro-Palestinian demonstration in the city.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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The 28-year-old, the first flag football athlete to receive major sponsorships from Under Armour, Gatorade and Oakley, is an NFL global ambassador.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Capitalizing on her close relationships with the directors of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, the Louvre and the Palace of Versailles, the NGV also named Campbell-Pretty as its ambassador to France.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Occasionally, McMahon has spoken positively of public schools — for example, praising some for literacy gains.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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For example, as OpenAI’s models improved, the percentage of their task outputs that were as good as or better than humans’ outputs more than tripled.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement The rise in flu cases around the continent, as well as outbreaks in Europe earlier this year, have led some medical experts to warn that influenza may be evolving to spread more quickly or earlier than typical in some regions.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Boise State’s Albertsons Stadium will be switching the gridiron for the baseball diamond next summer, but this isn’t for your typical baseball game.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, about three-fourths of DEA agents, a third of US deputy marshals, and nearly all Homeland Security Investigations agents have been diverted to work on immigration, according to ICE documents detailing assignments through the end of August that were first obtained by the Cato Institute.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Few do, and the only Chelsea player who springs to mind as being as exciting as Palmer on the ball would be a risky choice as his deputy.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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Retired General Nitzan Alon was seen shaking hands with Qatar’s Prime Minister Al-Thani, with special envoy Steve Witkoff in the background.—
Caitlin McFall , Jennifer Griffin , Efrat Lachter , Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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They will be joined by special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner, a senior White House official told NBC News.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
4 Oct. 2025
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The process involved manufacturing the alloy samples to precise specifications and then meticulously loading them into protective capsules.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Agora release the sample in the next few weeks, Figlio said.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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Israel then tightened a land-sea-air blockade of the territory, which made normal governance impossible and turned every budget line into a permit request.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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The cells measure nine square meters (nearly 97 square foot), no bigger than normal cells, although residents in this special wing aren’t required to share a cell, typically out of concern for their safety.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Representative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/representative. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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