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representative

rep·re·sent·a·tive

representative

 
 
pronunciation:
re prih zen t tihv
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part of speech: noun
definition: a person who speaks or acts for a group or community.
U.S. citizens vote for representatives in Congress.
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derivations: representatively (adv.), representativeness (n.)
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  community, democracy, government, legislature