representative
/ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/noun
उच्चारण रेप्रिज़ेन्टटिव
प्रतिनिधि
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Asked in previous papers
as synonym
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[C] ~ (of sb/sth)
a person who has been chosen to speak or vote for somebody else or on behalf of a group
प्रतिनिधि
- elected representatives
- a company representative
- Each class elects a representative to the student council.
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- The company sent a representative to the meeting.
- The villagers asked their representative to raise the issue in Parliament.
Synonyms delegate agent spokesperson deputy envoy
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~ (of sb/sth)
typical of a particular group of people
प्रतिनिधिक, प्रातिनिधिक
- a representative sample of students
- The survey was not representative of all age groups.
- The poll is not representative of the whole country.
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- Ten photographs were chosen as representative of the period.
- This painting is representative of the artist's early style.
Synonyms typical characteristic illustrative emblematic indicative
Opposite unrepresentative atypical unusual
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
representative of + group / area
As a noun, use of for the group or place the person speaks for; use to for a larger body they are sent to.
Noun के रूप में, जिस समूह या क्षेत्र की ओर से व्यक्ति बोलता है, उसके लिए 'of' आता है; जिस बड़ी संस्था में वह भेजा जाता है, उसके लिए 'to'।
- Radhika is the class representative of Year Twelve.
- He is India's representative to the United Nations.
representative + noun (job titles)
Put a word before representative to name the type of job, as in sales representative.
काम का प्रकार बताने के लिए 'representative' से पहले शब्द रखा जाता है, जैसे sales representative।
- A sales representative visited our school with new books.
be representative of sth (adjective)
As an adjective, representative takes of and means typical of a larger group; it needs no article.
Adjective के रूप में 'representative' के बाद 'of' आता है और इसका अर्थ किसी बड़े समूह का प्रतिनिधित्व करने वाला है।
- The survey of fifty students is not representative of the whole college.
- This painting is representative of the Mughal style.
representative government / democracy
In politics, representative describes a system in which citizens choose people to govern for them.
राजनीति में 'representative' ऐसी व्यवस्था बताता है जिसमें नागरिक अपने शासक चुनते हैं।
- India is a representative democracy.
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adjective + representative
electedlegalofficialregionalstudent
- Each ward sends an elected representative to the council.
noun + representative
salescustomer serviceunionclasstrade
- The union representative met the manager.
representative + noun
samplebodygovernmentexampledemocracy
- Choose a representative sample of voters.
verb + representative
electappointsendmeetcontact
- The villagers elected a representative for the panchayat.
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- The company sent a representative to the college placement meeting.
कंपनी ने कॉलेज की placement बैठक में अपना प्रतिनिधि भेजा।
- Radhika spoke as the representative of all the girls in the hostel.
राधिका ने हॉस्टल की सभी लड़कियों की प्रतिनिधि के रूप में बात की।
- The ten villages chosen are representative of the whole district.
चुने गए दस गाँव पूरे ज़िले का प्रतिनिधित्व करने वाले हैं।
- The bank's representative explained the loan terms patiently.
बैंक के प्रतिनिधि ने ऋण की शर्तें धैर्य से समझाईं।
- A member of the House of the People is the representative of his constituency.
लोक सभा का सदस्य अपने निर्वाचन क्षेत्र का प्रतिनिधि होता है।
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✗ The sample is representative for the whole class.
✓ The sample is representative of the whole class.
Representative takes of, not for.
'Representative' के बाद 'of' आता है, 'for' नहीं।
✗ She represented to her school in the quiz.
✓ She represented her school in the quiz.
Represent is a transitive verb and takes no preposition before its object.
'Represent' सकर्मक क्रिया है; उसके object से पहले कोई preposition नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all refer to a person acting for others, but the kind of authority is different.
ये सभी nouns दूसरों की ओर से काम करने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए हैं, पर अधिकार का प्रकार अलग है।
A person chosen or sent to speak or act for a group.
किसी समूह की ओर से बोलने या काम करने के लिए चुना या भेजा गया व्यक्ति।
- The class representative met the principal.
A person sent to a conference or meeting with power to vote or decide.
किसी सम्मेलन या बैठक में मत देने या निर्णय लेने के अधिकार के साथ भेजा गया व्यक्ति।
- Each state sent two delegates.
A person who acts for another in business or legal matters, often for payment.
व्यापार या कानूनी मामलों में, प्रायः शुल्क लेकर, दूसरे की ओर से काम करने वाला व्यक्ति।
- An agent sold the house for them.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
rep·re·sen·ta·tive
With -sen- and -tative (not 'representive').
-sen- और अंत में -tative ('representive' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
Representative of sb or sth.
Usage: 'representative of sb या sth' (किसी का प्रतिनिधि या किसी चीज़ का नमूना)। Representative के बाद 'of' लगता है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A representative sent to a conference is a delegate; one sent by a government to another country an envoy or ambassador.
सम्मेलन में भेजा गया प्रतिनिधि delegate; सरकार द्वारा दूसरे देश भेजा गया envoy या ambassador।
General knowledge
India has a representative democracy, where people elect representatives to Parliament; the Representation of the People Act, 1951 governs elections.
भारत में प्रतिनिधि लोकतंत्र है, जहाँ लोग संसद के लिए प्रतिनिधि चुनते हैं; Representation of the People Act, 1951 चुनावों को नियंत्रित करता है।