adjective, noun · neutral
representative
/ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/rep·re·ZEN·ta·tive
typical of a group; or a person chosen to act for others
Examples
“We selected a representative sample of households for the survey.”
“She is the company's representative at the conference.”
“This case is representative of the wider trend.”
Band 8 sentence
“To produce reliable results, the researchers ensured the sample was truly representative of the demographic distribution.”
Collocations
- representative sample
- representative of
- company representative
Word family
Common mistakes
This sample is very typical of the population, so it's representative enough.→This sample is very representative of the population.
She worked as the company's representive.→She worked as the company's representative.
Say it for a higher band
5example→6typical→7+representative
Synonyms
typical
Easily confused
typical
“The sample was carefully selected to be representative of the city's population.”
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