Representative
noun
A person chosen or elected to speak or act for others.
I will be your representative in the meeting.
Often appears as...
- union representative
- sales representative
adjective
Showing a true example of a group or type.
John's lifestyle is representative of modern urban youth.
Often appears as...
- representative sample
- representative democracy
noun
A person who works for a company and travels around a region selling the company's products.
As a sales representative, I travel all over the state.
Often appears as...
- sales representative
- pharmaceutical representative
Usage tips
Business
noun
An organism, type or quantity that tells about or stands for the features of a whole group.
The lion is often seen as a representative of the animal kingdom.
Often appears as...
- representative species
- representative sample
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Scientific
noun
A person chosen or elected to speak or act for others.
I will be your representative in the meeting.
Often appears as...
- union representative
- sales representative
adjective
Showing a true example of a group or type.
John's lifestyle is representative of modern urban youth.
Often appears as...
- representative sample
- representative democracy
noun
A person who works for a company and travels around a region selling the company's products.
As a sales representative, I travel all over the state.
Often appears as...
- sales representative
- pharmaceutical representative
Usage tips
Business
noun
An organism, type or quantity that tells about or stands for the features of a whole group.
The lion is often seen as a representative of the animal kingdom.
Often appears as...
- representative species
- representative sample
Usage tips
Scientific
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Voice of Many
A representative expresses the thoughts and decisions of a group, not just personal opinions.
Our class representative will voice our concerns to the school board.
Pro Tip 2/3Elected Position
A representative is often elected to their role, reflecting a democratic process.
She was elected as the representative of our community council.
Pro Tip 3/3Role Responsibility
Representatives have the responsibility to act in the best interest of those they represent.
As your representative, I promise to listen and act on your feedback.
Pro Tip 1/3Voice of Many
A representative expresses the thoughts and decisions of a group, not just personal opinions.
Our class representative will voice our concerns to the school board.
Pro Tip 2/3Elected Position
A representative is often elected to their role, reflecting a democratic process.
She was elected as the representative of our community council.
Pro Tip 3/3Role Responsibility
Representatives have the responsibility to act in the best interest of those they represent.
As your representative, I promise to listen and act on your feedback.
Pro Tip 1/3Voice of Many
A representative expresses the thoughts and decisions of a group, not just personal opinions.
Our class representative will voice our concerns to the school board.
Pro Tip 2/3Elected Position
A representative is often elected to their role, reflecting a democratic process.
She was elected as the representative of our community council.
Pro Tip 3/3Role Responsibility
Representatives have the responsibility to act in the best interest of those they represent.
As your representative, I promise to listen and act on your feedback.
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Can you outsmart this...
it makes it seem more plausible. And we choose the option that seems more representative of the overall picture, regardless of its actual probability. This effect has been observed across multiple studies, including ones with participants who understood statistics well– from students betting on sequences of dice rolls,
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How we take back the...
things that need to be done, and things that help everyone. But there are also things that go too far. There are things that shouldn't be done, and decisions that were being made in secret without the public's awareness, without the public's consent, and without even our representatives in government
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Chimamanda Ngozi...
But it would never have occurred to me to think that just because I had read a novel in which a character was a serial killer that he was somehow representative of all Americans. This is not because I am a better person than that student, but because of America's cultural and economic power,
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Get comfortable with...
So, I've been a shady somebody since I was three. This is me on my third birthday. But I've been this girl all my life, and I feel like even that's been the domino, because in a world that wants us to walk around as representatives of ourselves, being yourself can be a revolutionary act.
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How not to be ignorant...
which existed in all the neighborhoods where you grew up as well. It was not representative. Okay? It gave me a very biased view of how life is on this planet. So this is the first piece of the ignorance puzzle. We have a personal bias. We have all different experiences
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What did democracy...
including the influence of wealth, and the emergence of professional politicians with different interests than their constituents. Could reviving election by lottery lead to more effective government through a more diverse and representative group of legislatures?
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What we can learn from...
To answer that question, I'm going to have to ask another one, which is, what happens when galaxy clusters collide? Here is an image. Since galaxy clusters are representative slices of the universe, scaled-down versions. They are mostly made up of dark matter,
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America’s most just...
demographically representative sample and we asked them what does it mean to be just for a company to be just and here's what they told us the first and most important factor and whether a company's just or
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A bold idea to replace...
And that idea is combining direct democracy with software agents. Imagine, for a second, a world in which, instead of having a representative that represents you and millions of other people,
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This is the World’s Most...
and has more than 90 percent share of the global production follows representatives said iranian saffron is under fleet the best in the world
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Can you outsmart this...
it makes it seem more plausible. And we choose the option that seems more representative of the overall picture, regardless of its actual probability. This effect has been observed across multiple studies, including ones with participants who understood statistics well– from students betting on sequences of dice rolls,
Video examples
How we take back the...
things that need to be done, and things that help everyone. But there are also things that go too far. There are things that shouldn't be done, and decisions that were being made in secret without the public's awareness, without the public's consent, and without even our representatives in government
Video examples
Chimamanda Ngozi...
But it would never have occurred to me to think that just because I had read a novel in which a character was a serial killer that he was somehow representative of all Americans. This is not because I am a better person than that student, but because of America's cultural and economic power,
Video examples
Get comfortable with...
So, I've been a shady somebody since I was three. This is me on my third birthday. But I've been this girl all my life, and I feel like even that's been the domino, because in a world that wants us to walk around as representatives of ourselves, being yourself can be a revolutionary act.
Video examples
How not to be ignorant...
which existed in all the neighborhoods where you grew up as well. It was not representative. Okay? It gave me a very biased view of how life is on this planet. So this is the first piece of the ignorance puzzle. We have a personal bias. We have all different experiences
Video examples
What did democracy...
including the influence of wealth, and the emergence of professional politicians with different interests than their constituents. Could reviving election by lottery lead to more effective government through a more diverse and representative group of legislatures?
Video examples
What we can learn from...
To answer that question, I'm going to have to ask another one, which is, what happens when galaxy clusters collide? Here is an image. Since galaxy clusters are representative slices of the universe, scaled-down versions. They are mostly made up of dark matter,
Video examples
America’s most just...
demographically representative sample and we asked them what does it mean to be just for a company to be just and here's what they told us the first and most important factor and whether a company's just or
Video examples
A bold idea to replace...
And that idea is combining direct democracy with software agents. Imagine, for a second, a world in which, instead of having a representative that represents you and millions of other people,
Video examples
This is the World’s Most...
and has more than 90 percent share of the global production follows representatives said iranian saffron is under fleet the best in the world
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
You have to develop ways so that you can take up for yourself, and then you take up for someone else. And so sooner or later, you have enough courage to really stand up for the human race and say, 'I'm a representative.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
For my own part, I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen the representative of our country. He is a bird of bad moral character. He does not get his living honestly.
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Stacey Abrams
American Politician
As a state representative, I have consistently supported our state's investment in Israel and our vocal support of Israel's right to exist.
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Sidney Poitier
American Actor
As a man, I've been representative of the values I hold dear. And the values I hold dear are carryovers from the lives of my parents.
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Colin Powell
American Statesman
We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government.
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Franz Kafka
Novelist
Woman, or more precisely put, perhaps, marriage, is the representative of life with which you are meant to come to terms.
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Bob Hawke
Australian Statesman
Poor quality of representatives... is not a purely Australian phenomenon - it's a worldwide phenomenon.
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Chelsea Clinton
American Celebrity
I live in a city and a state and a country where I support my elected representatives.
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Alphonse de Lamartine
French Poet
The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.
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Eric Church
American Musician
I've always made music that was representative of real life.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
You have to develop ways so that you can take up for yourself, and then you take up for someone else. And so sooner or later, you have enough courage to really stand up for the human race and say, 'I'm a representative.
Quote examples
Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
For my own part, I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen the representative of our country. He is a bird of bad moral character. He does not get his living honestly.
Quote examples
Stacey Abrams
American Politician
As a state representative, I have consistently supported our state's investment in Israel and our vocal support of Israel's right to exist.
Quote examples
Sidney Poitier
American Actor
As a man, I've been representative of the values I hold dear. And the values I hold dear are carryovers from the lives of my parents.
Quote examples
Colin Powell
American Statesman
We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government.
Quote examples
Franz Kafka
Novelist
Woman, or more precisely put, perhaps, marriage, is the representative of life with which you are meant to come to terms.
Quote examples
Bob Hawke
Australian Statesman
Poor quality of representatives... is not a purely Australian phenomenon - it's a worldwide phenomenon.
Quote examples
Chelsea Clinton
American Celebrity
I live in a city and a state and a country where I support my elected representatives.
Quote examples
Alphonse de Lamartine
French Poet
The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.
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Eric Church
American Musician
I've always made music that was representative of real life.
Example 1 of 10
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