Representative People ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv Sample Group Population Adjective Bre

• is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole?
• the paper-thin models in magazines are not representative of most women.
• a representative sample of teachers
• the painting is not representative of his work of the period.

representative

1. typical of a particular group of people
• Is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole?
• The paper-thin models in magazines are not representative of most women.
2. containing or including examples of all the different types of people or things in a large group
• a representative sample of teachers
3. able to be used as a typical example of something
• The painting is not representative of his work of the period.
4. consisting of people who have been chosen to speak or vote on behalf of the rest of a group
• a representative democracy

Extra Examples

• Exhibits include a widely representative collection of Greek vases.
• Exhibits include a widely representative collection of railway rolling stock.
• Is this group of people fully representative of the population in general?
• a broadly representative sample
• a nationally representative picture of the employment situation
• We interviewed a representative sample of teachers.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French representatif, -ive or medieval Latin repraesentativus, from the verb repraesentare ‘exhibit’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + praesentare ‘to present’.