Synonyms: representative, illustration, instance, example
Definition: an item of information that is typical of a class or group
Usage: this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome; there is an example on page 10
Similar words: information
Definition: knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
Synonyms: congressman, congresswoman, representative
Definition: a member of the United States House of Representatives
Similar words: legislator
Definition: someone who makes or enacts laws
Synonyms: representative
Definition: a person who represents others
Similar words: negotiant, negotiator, treater
Definition: someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
Synonyms: spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voice
Definition: an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
Usage: the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government
Similar words: advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent
Definition: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
Synonyms: representative
Definition: being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
Usage: representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people
Similar words: democratic
Definition: characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality
Usage: democratic government; a democratic country; a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords- George du Maurier
Synonyms: representative
Definition: standing for something else
Usage: the bald eagle is representative of the United States
Similar words: allegoric, allegorical
Definition: used in or characteristic of or containing allegory
Usage: allegorical stories; an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army
Similar words: emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical
Definition: serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
Usage: a crown is emblematic of royalty; the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish
Synonyms: representative
Definition: serving to represent or typify
Usage: representative moviegoers; a representative modern play
Similar words: typical
Definition: exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
Usage: a typical American girl; a typical suburban community; the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year; a painting typical of the Impressionist school; a typical romantic poem; a typical case of arteritis