adj.
1.serving to represent or typify
2.standing for something else
3.being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives representative n.
1.a person who represents others
2.an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
3.a member of the United States House of Representatives
4.an item of information that is representative of a type
Idiom of the Day
made for each other
to be very well suited romantically with each other
The young couple are made for each other and seem to be very happy.