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representative adjective | noun
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rep·re·sen·ta·tive / 7rZprI5zZntEtIv ; 7reprI5zentEtIv /adjective
1. typical of a particular group or thing典型的; 有代表性的:
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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

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representativenoun C
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
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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


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