representativeadjective | noun 1 rep·re·sen·ta·tive / 7rZprI5zZntEtIv ; 7reprI5zentEtIv /adjective 1. typical of a particular group or thing典型的; 有代表性的: [+ of ]
•The latest incident is representative of a wider trend.最近发生的事件代表了一个更大的趋势。
2. including examples of all the different types of something in a group代表各类事物的:
•The pollsters asked a representative sample of New York residents for their opinions.民意调查员向有代表性的纽约居民征询了意见。
3. a representative system of government allows people to vote for other people to represent them in the government〔政体〕代表制的,代议制的:
•a representative democracy代议制民主政体
2 representativenounC 1. someone who has been chosen to speak, vote, or make decisions for someone else代表,代理人;SYNdelegate
•a union representative工会代表
[+ of ]
•an elected representative of the people民选代表
2.Representative a member of the House of Representatives, the Lower House of Congress in the United States美国众议院议员