Synonyms of representatives

representatives

noun

plural of representative

1

as in delegates

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delegates
• deputies
• agents
• attorneys
• ministers
• ambassadors
• managers
• reps
• proxies
• envoys
• assignees
• spokesmen
• factors
• procurators
• commissaries
• diplomats
• distributors
• surrogates
• speakers
• plenipotentiaries
• operatives
• liaisons
• diplomatists
• replacements
• emissaries
• legates
• informers
• substitutes
• spies
• foreign ministers
• alternates
• brokers
• spokespeople
• intermediaries
• conciliators
• mediators
• arbitrators
• subs
• arbiters
• pinch hitters
• middlemen
• intercessors
• understudies
• peacemakers
• prophets
• mouthpieces
• stand-ins
• backups
• reliefs
• point men
• compradors
• point people
• go-betweens
• interposers

2

as in ambassadors

a person sent on a mission to represent another

I speak on this matter as a representative of the people of the U.S.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambassadors
• delegates
• envoys
• ministers
• agents
• diplomats
• emissaries
• legates
• consuls
• deputies
• missionaries
• attachés
• proxies
• procurators
• apostles
• foreign ministers
• nuncios
• spokespeople
• messengers
• evangelists
• deputations
• legations
• detachments
• ambassadresses
• chargés d'affaires
• mouthpieces
• couriers

3

as in examples

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• examples
• samples
• specimens
• instances
• illustrations
• cases
• prototypes
• exemplars
• indications
• exemplifications
• cases in point
• manifestations
• cross sections
• paradigms
• archetypes
• evidences
• signs
• classics
• loci classici
• microcosms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of representatives

Altus Power representatives fired back with a statement of their own. — City News Service, Daily News, 4 July 2026

In 1976, there were 18 Black representatives in Congress; today there are 67. — Susan Bence, NPR, 4 July 2026

Key Facts At least eight states, nearly all of which are led by Democratic governors, will not send representatives to the fair, according to multiple outlets. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 24 June 2026

Turkish government and tourism representatives did not respond to inquiries from The Washington Post on Friday. — Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 3 July 2026

Other performers have yet to be officially confirmed by attendees or representatives for Swift and Kelce at the time of publication, though Paul McCartney and Tim McGraw are both believed to have also taken the stage. — Jaimie Potters, InStyle, 4 July 2026

Large wine companies such as Constellation, Delicato, Gallo and The Wine Group — all of which have multiple representatives on Wine Institute’s board — hired lobbyists for work related to the bill, state lobbying disclosure records show. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026

In Sanford, the site of Seminole County’s official bicentennial celebration, city and county dignitaries joined bicentennial committee representatives in-opening-ceremony dedications. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026

Along with Rapino and CFO Joe Berchtold, those listed as Live Nation representatives included the likes of prominent Trumpworld figures Kellyanne Conway, Mike Davis and Richard Grenell. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026