an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10";
a member of the United States House of Representatives;
a person who represents others;
an advocate who represents someone else''s policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government";
being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives; "representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people";
standing for something else; "the bald eagle is representative of the United States";
serving to represent or typify; "representative moviegoers"; "a representative modern play";
