representative — rep·re·sen·ta·tive 1 adj 1: serving to represent 2 a: standing or acting for another esp. through delegated authority an agent acting in a representative capacity b: of, based on, or constituting a government in which the people are represented… … Law dictionary
Representative money — refers to money that consists of token coins, other physical tokens such as certificates, and even non physical digital certificates (authenticated digital transactions) that can be reliably exchanged for a fixed quantity of a commodity such as… … Wikipedia
Representative direct democracy — is a combination of direct democracy and representative democracy. In representative direct democracy there are representatives that vote on behalf of the citizen, as long as they do not choose to vote themselves. In other words, it works just… … Wikipedia
Representative — Rep re*sent a*tive, n. [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, represents (anything); that which exhibits a likeness or similitude. [1913 Webster] A statute of Rumor, whispering an idiot in the ear, who was the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Representative — Rep re*sent a*tive ( z?nt ? t?v), a. [Cf. F. repr?sentatif.] 1. Fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude. [1913 Webster] 2. Bearing the character or power of another; acting for another or others; as, a council representative of the people.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Representative realism — Representative Theory of Perception, also known as Indirect realism, epistemological dualism, and The veil of perception, is a philosophical concept. It states that we do not (and cannot) perceive the external world directly; instead we know only … Wikipedia
representative — [rep΄rə zen′tə tiv] adj. [ME < MFr or ML: MFr représentatif < ML repraesentativus] 1. representing or serving to represent; specif., a) picturing; portraying; reproducing b) acting or speaking, esp. by due authority, in the place or on… … English World dictionary
representative — [adj] characteristic, typical adumbrative, archetypal, classic, classical, delineative, depictive, emblematic, evocative, exemplary, ideal, illustrative, model, presentational, prototypal, prototypical, quintessential, rep*, symbolic, symbolical; … New thesaurus
representative member — The member of a VAT group that is treated as carrying on the businesses of each member of the group for value added tax purposes. Supplies made by or to any member of the group are treated as made by or to the representative member. For further… … Law dictionary
representative action — A legal action in which one or a few members of a class sue on behalf of themselves and other members of the same class; a lawsuit brought by the stockholders of a corporation, on its behalf, for the enforcement of a corporate right. Dictionary… … Law dictionary
representative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) typical of a class or group. 2) containing typical examples of many or all types: a representative sample. 3) (of a legislative or deliberative assembly) consisting of people chosen to act and speak on behalf of a wider group. 4)… … English terms dictionary
