Representative

A representative is

• the person exercising a function or an office in place of the full-time office holder; see deputy
• a member of a group or organization who has a certain degree of decision-making powers and is authorized to speak on behalf of his group or organization
• an independent sales representative to broker and conclude business; see sales agent
• in diplomacy : see Permanent Representative
• in mathematics : an element of an equivalence class
• in law : see representation
• a copy
• a traveler

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Wiktionary: representatives  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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