Meaning : A person who represents others.
Meaning : An advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose.
Example :
The meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government.
Synonyms : interpreter, spokesperson, voice
Meaning : A member of the United States House of Representatives.
Synonyms : congressman, congresswoman
Meaning : An item of information that is typical of a class or group.
Example :
This patient provides a typical example of the syndrome.
There is an example on page 10.
Synonyms : example, illustration, instance
Meaning : Serving to represent or typify.
Example :
Representative moviegoers.
A representative modern play.
Meaning : Standing for something else.
Example :
The bald eagle is representative of the United States.
Meaning : Being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives.
Example :
Representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people.