English-Italian translations for representative

• rappresentante
  Infine, l'alto rappresentante. Finally, the High Representative.
  Grazie, signor Alto rappresentante. Thank you very much, High Representative.
  Non è presente alcun rappresentante del Consiglio. No representative of the Council is present.
• agente
• deputata
  Come deputata scozzese al Parlamento europeo, lo ritengo fondamentale. It is critical for me as a Scottish representative in the House.
• deputato
  Ha licenziato un funzionario per aver dato un documento ad un deputato. He sacked an official for giving a document to an elected representative.
  Lo ringrazio e gli auguro una lunga e brillante carriera come deputato. I thank him and I wish him a long and distinguished career as a representative.
  Se fossi un deputato eletto a Washington avrei non poche difficoltà a rispondere. If I were an elected representative in Washington I would find it hard to answer.
• esponente
  Come esponente della sinistra, preferisco andare in cerca di soluzioni. As a representative of the left, I would rather we find solutions.
  Che poi a un esponente del governo queste proposte piacciano o no è secondario. Whether a government representative likes these proposals or not is of secondary importance.
  Ma neppure in qualità di esponente del governo svedese sono competente per rispondere a quesiti concernenti l' operato delle forze dell' ordine. Nor do I have the authority, as a representative of the Swedish Government, to answer questions on exercising public authority.
• icastico
• rappresentative
  Quanto sono rappresentative queste elezioni? How representative will these elections be?
  Personalmente ritengo che le parti sociali non siano rappresentative. I maintain that they are not representative.
  Le parti sociali devono essere sufficientemente rappresentative. Social partners should be sufficiently representative.
• rappresentativo
  Un parlamento rappresentativo deve decidere su ogni spesa. A representative Parliament must decide on all expenditure.
  Non si può dire del Consiglio che non sia rappresentativo. We cannot say to the Council that it has no representative value.
  Inoltre, dobbiamo insistere perché l'accordo sia rappresentativo. In addition, we must insist on the agreement being representative.

Definition of representative

• Typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group
• Representing, showing a likeness
• A delegate.
• Something standing for something else.

Examples

• Are you sure this paper is representative of your childs writing?
• the representative faculty of the human imagination
• She served four terms as representative of her local at the national union convention.
• I will send a representative to work out the details of the contract.
• All representatives face re-election every two years.

Related words

• representation
• representativeness
• overrepresentation
• representations
• misrepresentation
• nonrepresentational
• representational
• representable
• representationally