Representative may refer to:
Politics
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Representative democracy, type of democracy in which elected officials represent a group of people
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House of Representatives, legislative body in various countries or sub-national entities
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Legislator
A legislator (also known as a deputy or lawmaker) is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are often elected by the people of the state. Legislatures may be supra-national (for ex ...
, someone who is a member of a legislature
Mathematics
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Representative (mathematics), an element of an equivalence class representing the class
Other uses
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Sales representative
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Manufacturers' representative
Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a rang ...
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Customer service representative
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Holiday rep
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Representative sample
In statistics, quality assurance, and survey methodology, sampling is the selection of a subset (a statistical sample) of individuals from within a statistical population to estimate characteristics of the whole population. Statisticians attempt ...
, in statistics a sample or subset meant to represent a population
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Representative director (Japan), most senior executive in charge of managing a corporation in Japan
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''The Representative'' (newspaper), unsuccessful 1826 London newspaper
See also
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Representation (disambiguation)
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Rep (disambiguation)
Rep, REP, or a variant may refer to:
As a word
* Rep (fabric), a ribbed woven fabric made from various materials
* ''Rep'' (TV series), a 1982 British comedy series
* ''The Rep'', an entertainment guide published by the ''Arizona Republic'' 1997â ...
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Presentative (disambiguation)
Presentative may refer to:
* In philosophy and psychology, capable of being directly perceived and represented by the mind
** More specifically, represented in the mind as conceived in presentationism
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Special Representative
Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations. A diplomat's rank determines many ceremonial details, such as the order of precedence at official processions, table seating ...
, a diplomatic rank
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The Representative (disambiguation)
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