representative

a person who represents others

an advocate who represents someone else''s policy or purpose

• “the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government”

a member of the United States House of Representatives

an item of information that is representative of a type

• “this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome”
• “there is an example on page 10”

serving to represent or typify

• “representative moviegoers”
• “a representative modern play”

standing for something else

• “the bald eagle is representative of the United States”

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”