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

While there were humanitarian appeals and evidence that public authorities were seeking alternative accommodation, per the outlet, Duro said Urbagestion’s representatives refused to suspend the eviction. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

The precise details of what happened there are obscure, and representatives for Beck did not respond to my requests for comment. — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Worse, some of the industry’s representatives have been trying to impress the public by quantifying the probability of catastrophe. — Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026

Anti-Defimation League (ADL) research has found a pattern of students being asked to speak on behalf of Israel or the Jewish community, effectively positioning them as representatives of a government rather than students in a seminar. — Jonathan Greenblatt, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Entertainment Weekly reached out to representatives for Sweeney for comment. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Call your federal and local representatives and ask them to support the above bills and prioritize legislation that funds research around perimenopause and menopause. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Sep. 2026

And where there is a labor market, there is an opportunity for representatives to increase both their clients’ earnings and their own. — Chris Corr, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026

The signing was witnessed by the Consul General of India in Toronto, alongside representatives of NFDC, SASC Canada and TIFF. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026