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1. representative
noun. ['ˌrɛprəˈzɛntətɪv, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv, ˌrɛprəˈzɛnətɪv, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv'] a person who represents others.
Etymology
- representative (English)
- representatif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
2. representative
noun. ['ˌrɛprəˈzɛntətɪv, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv, ˌrɛprəˈzɛnətɪv, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv'] an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose.
Synonyms
Etymology
- representative (English)
- representatif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. representative
noun. ['ˌrɛprəˈzɛntətɪv, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv, ˌrɛprəˈzɛnətɪv, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv'] a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Antonyms
Synonyms
Etymology
- representative (English)
- representatif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. representative
adjective. ['ˌrɛprəˈzɛntətɪv, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv, ˌrɛprəˈzɛnətɪv, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv'] serving to represent or typify.
Synonyms
Etymology
- representative (English)
- representatif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. representative
adjective. ['ˌrɛprəˈzɛntətɪv, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv, ˌrɛprəˈzɛnətɪv, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv'] standing for something else.
Synonyms
Etymology
- representative (English)
- representatif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. representative
adjective. ['ˌrɛprəˈzɛntətɪv, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv, ˌrɛprəˈzɛnətɪv, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv'] being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives.
Antonyms
Synonyms
Etymology
- representative (English)
- representatif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. union
noun. ['ˈjuːnjən'] an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer.
Etymology
- union (English)
- union (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- unionem (Latin)
8. Union
adjective. being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War.
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9. Union
noun. the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War).