1. (

• representative

) a person who represents others ;

2. (

• spokesperson ,
• interpreter ,
• representative ,
• voice

) an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government" ;

3. (

• congressman ,
• congresswoman ,
• representative ,

) a member of the United States House of Representatives ;

4. (

• example ,
• illustration ,
• instance ,
• representative

) an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" ;

1. (

• representative

) serving to represent or typify; "representative moviegoers"; "a representative modern play" ;

2. (

• representative

) standing for something else; "the bald eagle is representative of the United States" ;

3. (

• representative

) being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives; "representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people" ;