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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
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                          Examples for "nonrepresentative"
                          Examples for "nonrepresentative"
                          1
                          However, most past estimates of this cost were derived from small, nonrepresentative samples.
                          Pubmed
                          2
                          One criticism of registries is that they frequently collect subjects in a haphazard fashion and, hence, are "nonrepresentative of the population purportedly being represented."
                          Pubmed
                          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
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                          Common
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                          Common
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                          Common
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