representative
NOUNADJECTIVE
/,rɛprɪ'zɛntətɪv/
14 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
representative is a valid 14-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1P3R1E1S1E1N1T1A1T1I1V4E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING
What does representative mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
An item of information that is typical of a class or group.
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2
An advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose.
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3
A member of the United States House of Representatives.
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BROADER
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4
A person who represents others.
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NARROWER
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
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”
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2
Serving to represent or typify.
“representative moviegoers”
“a representative modern play”
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3
Standing for something else.
“the bald eagle is representative of the United States”
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