Antonyms for representative

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : rep-ri-zen-tuh-tiv

Phonetic Transcription : ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛn tə tɪv

Definition of representative

Origin : "serving to represent," late 14c., from Old French representatif (early 14c.), from Medieval Latin repraesentativus, from stem of Latin repraesentare (see represent). Meaning "standing for others" is from 1620s; in the political sense of "holding the place of the people in the government, having citizens represented by chosen persons" is first recorded 1620s. Meaning "pertaining to or founded on representation of the people" is from 1640s.

adj characteristic, typical
noun person who acts in the stead of another
noun typical example

Example sentences :

He is the representative of Posterity,—the man of an age to come.
Extract from : « A Select Party (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

I thought him as true a representative of the people as ever theory could portray.
Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

He was five successive years the representative of Thomaston.
Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Mississippi was disloyal, and didn't deserve to have any representative.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 9, 1870 » by Various

But after Dayton's return with his prisoners you will be my representative in that district.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

But, as he used to say, 'It's a cold home where a dog is the only representative of a child.'
Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro

"Very proud to be my host's representative and your guide," said Cleveland.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

To Cleveland, especially, he proved in reality a representative member.
Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin

Near his portrait hung that of a second representative of the family.
Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen

Mr. Hartgold bent his head reverentially to the representative of a million of money.
Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

Synonyms for representative

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