representative
B2Frequent NGSL-2UK /ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/US /ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/
Meaning
adjective
typical of a particular group of people; that is a typical example of something
“Is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole?”
noun
a person who has been chosen to speak or vote for somebody else or for a group of people, or to take the place of somebody else
“Our elected representatives in government should be doing something about this.”
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“not a representative democracy,”
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