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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- representative [ .rεprɪ 'zεntətɪv] [ .reprɪ 'zentətɪv]
Collins English-English Dictionary
- representative [,rεprɪ'zεntətɪv]
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n
a person or thing that represents another or others
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2.
n
a person who represents and tries to sell the products or services of a firm, esp a travelling salesman rep
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3.
n
a typical example
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4.
n
a person representing a constituency in a deliberative, legislative, or executive body, esp (cap) a member of the House of Representatives (the lower house of Congress) House of Representatives (the lower house of Congress) - See also House of Representatives
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5.
n
[NZ]
a rugby player, football player, etc, chosen to represent a province in interprovincial sports
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6.
adj
serving to represent; symbolic
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7.
adj
exemplifying a class or kind; typical
- a representative example of the species
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8.
adj
containing or including examples of all the interests, types, etc, in a group
- a representative collection
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9.
adj
acting as deputy or proxy for another or others
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10.
adj
acting for or representing a constituency or the whole people in the process of government
- a representative council
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11.
adj
of, characterized by, or relating to the political principle of representation of the people
- representative government
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12.
adj
of or relating to a mental picture or representation
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1.
n
a person or thing that represents another or others
Examples
- an accredited representative
- 被授权的代表 → accredit
- a representative assembly
- 议会 → representative
- representative government
- 代议制政府 → representative
- a building representative of morden architecture
- 代表现代建筑的一座大厦 → representative
- Please turn your attention to the back of the room, there you will find an information booth and customer representative.
- 请大家把目光转向屋子的后面，您可以看到我们的咨询台和客户代理人。 → booth
- representative of
- 典型的 → representative
- a representative example of the species → representative
- a representative collection → representative
- a representative council → representative
- representative government → representative
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