Meaning

11 senses
  1. A delegate.

    Someone who represents others as a member of a legislative or governing body.

    She served four terms as representative of her local at the national union convention.

    a person who represents others

  2. One who speaks for or acts on behalf of another in a particular (especially official) capacity.

    I will send a representative to work out the details of the contract.

    Repräsentant, Repräsentantin, Vertreter

    представи́тельpredstavítelʹ, представи́тельницаpredstavítelʹnica, делега́тdelegát

    представни́кpredstavnýk, представни́цяpredstavnýcja, уповнова́женийupovnováženyj

  3. An heir.

  4. (US)Specifically, a member of the United States House of Representatives.

    All representatives face re-election every two years.

    Abgesandter, Abgesandte, Vertreter

    делега́тdelegát, делега́ткаdelegátka, член пала́ты представи́телейčlen paláty predstavítelej

    a member of the United States House of Representatives

  5. A company agent who visits potential purchasers; a salesman.

    Vertreter, Außendienstler, Aussendienstler

  6. (UK)A worker at a holiday resort who escorts guests and leads activities.

  7. Something standing for something else.

    Something representing or standing for another; a symbol, an embodiment.

  8. A member of a particular class.

  9. A member of a particular class.

    Something (especially a living organism) regarded as typical of its class; a type.

    Repräsentant

    представи́тельpredstavítelʹ, представи́тельницаpredstavítelʹnica

    представни́кpredstavnýk, представни́цяpredstavnýcja, уповнова́женийupovnováženyj

    an item of information that is typical of a class or group

  10. A consistent choice of element from an equivalence class, used to identify it.

  11. Something standing for something else.

    A substitute or analogue.

Examples

112 sentences
  1. We appointed him as our representative.

    Ми призначили його нашим представником.

    ruМы назначили его нашим представителем.

    deWir ernannten ihn zu unserem Vertreter.

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  2. We appointed Tom as our representative.

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  3. If you would like to speak to a customer service representative, please press three.

    deWenn Sie mit einem Kundendienstmitarbeiter sprechen möchten, so drücken Sie bitte die Drei.

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  4. Tom was elected class representative.

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  5. They chose him as their representative.

    ruОни выбрали его в качестве своего представителя.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
one who speaks for another:
Русский
By meaning 2
one who speaks for another:
member of the House of Representatives:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
one who speaks for another:
representative of a constituency:
company agent:

Origin

From Middle English representative, from Middle French representatif and its etymon Mediev

From Middle English representative, from Middle French representatif and its etymon Medieval Latin repraesentātīvus. By surface analysis, represent + -ative; See representation. Displaced native Old English spala (“a representative”).

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Forms

plural: representatives
Singularrepresentative
Pluralrepresentatives

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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