representative
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4.6
- adjective
- /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/
:
representativo
- The council was formed to ensure that all regions of the nation were represented in our representative democracy.
- representative government
- representative democracy
- representative institutions
So representative democracy is it's got lots of problems.
- So representative democracy is it's got lots of problems.
- We have a system of representative democracy, not not of not of mandated manifesto commitments.
- And the, the temptation to yield to influence in exchange for power is built into representative democracy.
- No, we wanted to be part of what, a member of a, a, a group of nations that is part of the West that has representative government, that has free markets.
Examples
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A Republic, a representative democracy, a government dependent upon the people alone.
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Throughout the region, military regimes have given way to civilian-led representative democracies.
Academic text (1999) -
Well, US politics is no different, basically than the politics of any other representative government in the world.
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And did it mean that those elections in between were less representative of America?
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There is a strong desire among the community for the system of representative government to be developed further.
Academic text (1990) -
The framers of our Constitution gave us a Republic, by which they meant a representative democracy.
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She spoke about her journey, the importance of citizenry, representative government, human rights and democracy.
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As long as such a breach remains, democratic government cannot adequately fulfill its representative functions.
Academic text (1990) -
The data included a nationally representative cohort of children who had entered kindergarten in 1998-1999.
Academic text (2013) -
In a representative government, citizens vote for officials who make decisions on their behalf.
Compounds
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2.7
A person who contacts customers to sell a company's products and services
- Specialized
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4.4
A small group chosen to show the larger group's main features
- Formal
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3.9
A person who can act for someone in legal matters, for example signing papers
- Formal
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6.9
A person chosen by law to manage someone's affairs and money after they die
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4.5
A person who manages client accounts and keeps in contact with them for a company
- Jargon
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8.2
A person licensed to manage client accounts and give advice at a brokerage or investment firm
- Specialized
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5.9
A method of dividing people into groups and randomly choosing from each group so the sample matches the whole group
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4.6
A government official and office that makes and negotiates trade rules for the United States with other countries
A United States government office that makes and carries out the President's trade policy with other countries
How Representative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Representative as an adjective in politics comes from represent meaning 'to stand for' others, like present which means 'in front'. So a representative government is one where people choose others to act for them.