Definition of "Representative" :

noun: an item of information that is typical of a class or group

noun: a member of the United States House of Representatives

noun: a person who represents others

noun: an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

adjective: being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives

"Representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people."

adjective: standing for something else

"The bald eagle is representative of the United States."

adjective: serving to represent or typify

"Representative moviegoers."