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Engelsk tillægsord: representative

1. representative serving to represent or typify


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningRepresentative moviegoers.
A representative modern play.


Termer med lignende betydningtypical


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)atypical, untypical

2. representative standing for something else


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe bald eagle is representative of the United States.


Termer med lignende betydningallegoric, allegorical, emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)nonrepresentative, unsymbolic

3. representative being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningRepresentative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people.


Termer med lignende betydningdemocratic


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)undemocratic


Engelsk navneord: representative

1. representative (om person) a person who represents others


Mindre specifikke termernegotiant, negotiator, treater


Mere specifikke termeragent, alderman, assemblyman, assemblywoman, chief of state, contact, delegate, emissary, envoy, head of state, middleman, personal representative, resident commissioner, union representative

2. representative (om person) an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)interpreter, spokesperson, voice


Mindre specifikke termeradvocate, advocator, exponent, proponent


Mere specifikke termerambassador, bagman, commercial traveler, commercial traveller, flack, flack catcher, flak, flak catcher, mouth, mouthpiece, roadman, spokesman, spokeswoman, traveling salesman, travelling salesman

3. representative (om person) a member of the United States House of Representatives


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)congressman, congresswoman


Mindre specifikke termerlegislator


Mere specifikke termerrep

4. representative (om erkendelse) an item of information that is typical of a class or group


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThis patient provides a typical example of the syndrome.
There is an example on page 10.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)example, illustration, instance


Mindre specifikke termerinformation


Mere specifikke termerapology, case in point, exception, excuse, precedent, quintessence, sample, specimen









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