representative Signification, définition

Signification de representative en français

• 0 sb who officially acts or speaks for sb -- représentant/-ante [ masculine-feminine ]

  • the company’s representative in Japan le représentant de la socièté au Japon

• 1 a lawmaker elected to the U.S. House of Representatives or to a similar body in a state -- député/-ée [ masculine-feminine ]

  • a Democratic Representative from Ohio un député démocrate de l’Ohio

• 2 typical of what sb or sth is like -- représentatif/-ive

  • a statement that is representative of his racist views une déclaration qui est représentative de ses opinions racistes

  • Fashion models are not representative of the average female body. Les mannequins ne sont pas représentatifs du corps de la femme moyenne.

• 3 being a good example (of something); typical -- représentatif

  • We need opinions from a representative sample of people

  • Is this poem representative of his work?

• 4 carried on by elected people -- représentatif

  • representative government.

• 5 (also reprep) a person who represents a business; a travelling salesman -- représentant/-e

  • Our representative will call on you this afternoon.

• 6 a person who represents a person or group of people -- représentant/-e, député/-ée

  • A Member of Parliament is the representative of the people in his constituency.