Representative

1. A member of the lower or popular house in a State legislature, or in the national Congress.
2. Similar in general appearance, structure, and habits, but living in different regions; -- said of certain species and varieties.
3. Conducted by persons chosen to represent, or act as deputies for, the people; as, a representative government.
4. Bearing the character or power of another; acting for another or others; as, a council representative of the people.
5. One who, or that which, represents (anything); that which exhibits a likeness or similitude.
6. Fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude.
7. Serving or fitted to present the full characters of the type of a group; typical; as, a representative genus in a family.
8. Giving, or existing as, a transcript of what was originally presentative knowledge; as, representative faculties; representative knowledge. See Presentative, 3 and Represent, 8.
9. One who represents, or stands in the place of, another.
10. An agent, deputy, or substitute, who supplies the place of another, or others, being invested with his or their authority.
11. A species or variety which, in any region, takes the place of a similar one in another region.
12. That which presents the full character of the type of a group.