typical of a class, group, or body of opinion

Churchill was not properly representative of influential opinion in Britain

(of a legislative assembly or deliberative body) consisting of people chosen to act and speak on behalf of a wider group

the new government lacked a representative assembly

there was no representative body to fight for cricketers until 1968

serving as a portrayal or symbol of something

the show would be more representative of how women really are

relating to mental representation

a person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others

the Duke of Gloucester would attend the coronation as the representative of his father, King George V

an example of a class or group

fossil representatives of lampreys and hagfishes