representative
noun [C] /ˌrep.rɪˈzen.tə.tɪv/
/-t̬ə.t̬ɪv/ Definition
B2 someone who speaks or does something officially for another person or group of people: The firm has two representatives in every European city.Replacing and exchanging Representative › someone who has been elected to the US House of RepresentativesUnited States politics and government
(Definition of representative noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alternatively adverb
- bargain sth away phrasal verb
- behalf noun
- change over phrasal verb
- compensation noun (EXCHANGE)
- countermand verb
- delegate noun
- pinch-hit verb
- pre-empt verb
- proxy noun
- refill noun
- refill verb
- represent verb (ACT FOR)
- spare noun
- substitute noun
- succession noun
- supersede verb
- supplant verb
- swap noun
- swap verb
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