English-Portuguese translations for representative

• representante
  Temos todo o tipo de representantes especiais. We have all kinds of special representatives.
  Fez referência ao Alto Representante. You mentioned the High Representative.
  Muito obrigado. Senhor Alto-Representante. Thank you very much, High Representative.
• representativo
  Um Parlamento representativo deve decidir sobre todas as categorias de despesas. A representative Parliament must decide on all expenditure.
  Considero que os presentes no hemiciclo são representativos. I believe that those present in the House are representative.
  O exemplo das abelhas é porventura representativo da nossa integração europeia. This example of bees is maybe representative of European integration.

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