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Meanings of representative in English

Portuguese
exemplo
Catalan
exemple
Spanish
ejemplo

An item of information that is representative of a type or class.

exemplo
Portuguese
representante
Catalan
portaveu
Spanish
portavoz

An advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose.

representante
Portuguese
congressista
Catalan
congressista

A member of the United States House of Representatives.

congressista
Portuguese
representativo
Catalan
representatiu
Spanish
representativo

Standing for something else.

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representativo
Usage of representative in English
1
A company representative reached by phone said Amoudi was in good health.
Reuters
2
Several foreign banks, however, say they are considering opening new representative offices.
Reuters
3
I think it will overly focus power, and really undermine representative democracy.
Wired
4
Union representative John Maguire said workers remained determined to continue their protests.
The Irish Times
5
WATCH: Community representative meeting with government officials has come to a halt.
The South African
6
A Facebook representative said the company looked forward to answering lawmakers' questions.
Reuters
7
Class actions, also known as representative actions, are rare under English law.
Reuters
8
Although small, this response rate is representative of historical survey response rates.
Pubmed
9
However, no reliable nationally representative estimates of unintentional injury deaths are available.
Pubmed
10
And that, in a way, is representative of Japan today, he said.
Reuters
11
How representative is Business Leadership South Africa of the country's private sector?
The South African
12
Pitt's representative said the actor's team felt the court decision was fair.
News.com.au
13
A college representative said he could not immediately comment on that point.
Reuters
14
It is the largest medical representative body and trade union in Ireland.
The Irish Times
15
A representative from Navantia was not immediately available for to answer questions.
Reuters
16
However, another military representative to NATO summed it up, Such is politics.
Wired
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Translations for representative
Representative through the time
Representative across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
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