Definitions
being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
Word origin
From Middle English representative, from Middle French representatif and its etymon Medieval Latin repraesentātīvus. By surface analysis, represent + -ative; See representation.
Used in a sentence
“If you took all the fools out of the legislature, it wouldn't be a representative body anymore.”
“Are you sure this paper is representative of your child's writing?”
“the representative faculty of the human imagination”
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