representative

Sense 1 noun

a person who represents others

Sense 2 adjective

serving to represent or typify

representative moviegoers

Sense 3 noun

an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government

Sense 4 adjective

standing for something else

the bald eagle is representative of the United States

Sense 5 noun

a member of the United States House of Representatives

Sense 6 adjective

being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives

representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people

Sense 7 noun

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome