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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
representative
rep·re·sen·ta·tive [representative representatives] noun, adjective BrE [ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv] NAmE [ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv]
noun ~ (of sb/sth)
1. a person who has been chosen to speak or vote for sb else or on behalf of a group
•a representative of the UN
•our elected representatives in government
•a union representative
• The committee includes representatives from industry.
2. (also informal rep)a person who works for a company and travels around selling its products
•a sales representative
• She's our representative in France.
3. a person chosen to take the place of sb else
• He was the Queen's representative at the ceremony.
4. a person who is typical of a particular group
• The singer is regarded as a representative of the youth of her generation.
5. Representative (abbr.Rep.)(in the US) a member of the House of Representatives, the Lower House of Congress; a member of the House of Representatives in the lower house of a state parliament
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French representatif, -ive or medieval Latin repraesentativus, from the verb repraesentare ‘exhibit’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + praesentare ‘to present’.
Thesaurus:
representative noun
•The committee includes representatives from industry.
delegate • • spokesman/spokeswoman/spokesperson • • messenger • • envoy • • ambassador •
a/an representative/delegate/spokesman/messenger/ambassador for sb/sth
a/an representative/delegate/spokesman/messenger/envoy/ambassador from sb/sth
a/an government/official representative/delegate/spokesman/envoy
elect a representative/delegate/spokesman
Representative or delegate? Representative is a more general word than delegate. A delegate is always sb who represents their group or organization at a meeting.
Example Bank:
•I was the sole representative of the committee.
•Management are obliged to consult with union representatives about changes to conditions.
•The association is sending representatives to the conference.
•The country has a new supreme representative body.
•The negotiations were attended by representatives of several states.
•They have recalled their representatives from the negotiations.
•a nursing representative on the infection control committee
•a panel of media representatives
•a representative for international shipping companies
•his success as a full-time financial representative
•representatives from citizens' groups
•representatives to a conference
•the Algerian permanent representative at the UN
•the UN special representative for Cyprus
•He was the Queen's representative at the ceremony.
•He works as a sales representative for an insurance company.
•I was voted student representative for my class.
•Our elected representatives in government should be doing something about this.
•She's our representative in France.
adjective
1. ~ (of sb/sth) typical of a particular group of people
• Is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole?
• The paper-thin models in magazines are not representative of most women.
2. usually before noun containing or including examples of all the different types of people or things in a large group
•a representative sample of teachers
3. ~ (of sth) able to be used as a typical example of sth
• The painting is not representative of his work of the period.
4. (of a system of government, etc.)consisting of people who have been chosen to speak or vote on behalf of the rest of a group
•a representative democracy
Opp: ↑unrepresentative
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French representatif, -ive or medieval Latin repraesentativus, from the verb repraesentare ‘exhibit’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + praesentare ‘to present’.
Example Bank:
•Exhibits include a widely representative collection of Greek vases.
•Exhibits include a widely representative collection of railway rolling stock.
•Is this group of people fully representative of the population in general?
•a broadly representative sample
•a nationally representative picture of the employment situation
•We interviewed a representative sample of teachers.
See also: ↑rep
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