Representative may refer to:
Politics
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Representative democracy
Representative democracy, also known as indirect democracy or electoral democracy, is a type of democracy where elected delegates represent a group of people, in contrast to direct democracy. Nearly all modern Western-style democracies func ...
, type of democracy in which elected officials represent a group of people
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House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...
, legislative body in various countries or sub-national entities
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Legislator
A legislator, 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, but they can be appointed, or hereditary. Legislatures may be supra-nat ...
, 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
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Customer service representative
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Holiday rep
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Representative sample, 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)
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Presentative (disambiguation)
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Special Representative, a diplomatic rank
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The Representative (disambiguation)
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