representative (
http://definr.com/representative)
adj 1: serving to represent or typify; "representative moviegoers";
"a representative modern play"
2: standing for something else; "the bald eagle is
representative of the United States" [ant:
nonrepresentative]
3: 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"
n 1: a person who represents others
2: an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose;
"the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the
major organs of government" [syn:
spokesperson,
interpreter,
voice]
3: a member of the United States House of Representatives [syn:
congressman,
congresswoman]
4: a single item of information that is representative of a
type; "this patient provides a typical example of the
syndrome"; "there is a good example on page 10" [syn:
example,
illustration,
instance]