American English
/ˌɹɛ.pɹɪˈzɛn.tə.ɾɪv/
5 syllables · Stress the third syllable.
a person chosen or appointed to speak, act, or make decisions for a group, organization, or area
“Representative” is commonly pronounced /ˌɹɛ.pɹɪˈzɛn.tə.ɾɪv/; in natural American speech, you may also hear the middle /t/ omitted: /ˌɹɛp.ɹɪˈzɛ.nə.ɾɪv/.
a person chosen or appointed to speak, act, or make decisions for a group, organization, or area
The voters elected Maria as their representative.
Our representative met with the mayor.
elected representative · local representative · political representative
elect + a representative
a representative of + group or organization
an employee who deals directly with customers for a company, especially by selling products or giving help
I called a customer service representative.
A sales representative showed us the new software.
customer service representative · sales representative · company representative
call + a representative
a representative from + company
showing the usual qualities of a particular group or situation
This chart is representative of our customers.
We need a representative sample of voters.
representative sample · representative example · representative group
representative of + group or situation
a representative sample of + population
connected with a system in which citizens elect people to speak and make decisions for them
The country has a representative government.
Citizens elect representatives in a representative democracy.
representative democracy · representative government
a person whose job is to sell a company's products or services
A sales representative called about our account.
an employee who helps customers with questions or problems
The customer service representative refunded my money.
a small group chosen to reflect the qualities of a larger group
The survey used a representative sample of city residents.