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In some senses, representative is marked as US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
VERBS
be, seem | consider sb/sth
ADV
very | fully, properly, truly | not necessarily
broadly, fairly, reasonably
The survey included a fairly representative group of people from different age groups and backgrounds.
widely
The survey included widely representative views from people across different age groups and backgrounds.
statistically
nationally
The survey included a nationally representative sample of voters from across the country.
PREP
of
The survey results were not representative of what most customers actually wanted.
ADJ
leading, main | senior
sole
The company appointed her as sole representative to handle all negotiations with international clients.
appointed, elected | accredited, authorized, official | local, national, regional | branch | personal | legal | parliamentary, political | council, government | diplomatic | UN
special
The government appointed a special representative to handle negotiations with the neighboring country.
permanent
The US permanent representative to the United Nations addressed the security council yesterday.
military | company, industry, management, trade
sales(also informal rep)
A pharmaceutical sales representative visited our clinic last week to introduce new medications.
employee, union | student | community, public | club, committee | church
VERB + REPRESENTATIVE
appoint, appoint sb (as), choose (sb as), elect, elect sb (as), nominate, nominate sb (as)
send
The company sent a representative to meet with our team yesterday afternoon.
recall
The government decided to recall its representatives after the trade talks broke down.
consult (with), meet (with)
She decided to meet with a customer representative to resolve the billing problem.
discuss (sth) with
REPRESENTATIVE + VERB
attend sth
A representative from our company will attend the trade conference next month.
REPRESENTATIVE + NOUN
body
The student council acts as the main representative body for all pupils at our school.
PREP
~ for
She works as a representative for a health insurance company in our city.
~ from/of
A representative of the company visited our school to discuss job opportunities.
~ to
Our school sent two students as representatives to the national competition.