representative

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a person who represents others (Freq. 8)
• Hypernyms:
negotiator, negotiant, treater
• Hyponyms:
agent, alderman, assemblyman, assemblywoman, contact,
middleman, delegate, emissary, envoy, head of state, chief of state,
personal representative, resident commissioner, union representative
2. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose (Freq. 4)
- the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government
• Syn:
spokesperson, interpreter, voice
• Hypernyms:
advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent
• Hyponyms:
ambassador, flak catcher, flak, flack catcher, flack,
mouthpiece, mouth, spokesman, spokeswoman, traveling salesman, travelling salesman,
commercial traveler, commercial traveller, roadman, bagman
3. a member of the United States House of Representatives (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
congressman, congresswoman
• Hypernyms:
legislator
• Hyponyms:
rep
4. 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
• Syn:
example, illustration, instance
• Derivationally related forms:
instance (for: instance), instantiate (for: instance), illustrate (for: illustration), exemplary (for: example), exemplify (for: example)
• Hypernyms:
information
• Hyponyms:
apology, excuse, exception, precedent, case in point,
quintessence, sample, specimen

II - adjective

1. serving to represent or typify (Freq. 3)
- representative moviegoers
- a representative modern play
• Similar to:
typical
• Derivationally related forms:
represent
2. standing for something else (Freq. 1)
- the bald eagle is representative of the United States
• Ant:
nonrepresentative
• Similar to:
allegorical, allegoric, emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical
• Derivationally related forms:
represent
3. 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
• Similar to:
democratic
• Derivationally related forms:
represent

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  example, illustration, instance, congressman, congresswoman, spokesperson, interpreter, voice
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  nonrepresentative, unsymbolic