Hyphenation of représentative

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word représentative? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

représen-ta-tive

Definitions of représentative:

1.	A person who represents others
2.	An advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose The meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government
3.	A member of the United States House of Representatives
4.	An item of information that is typical of a class or group This patient provides a typical example of the syndrome There is an example on page 10
5.	Serving to represent or typify Representative moviegoers A representative modern play
6.	Standing for something else The bald eagle is representative of the United States
7.	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
8.	By the people
9.	For the people

Synonyms of représentative:

adj	typical
adj	representative, allegorical, allegoric, emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical
adj	democratic
noun	negotiator, negotiant, treater
noun	spokesperson, interpreter, voice, advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent
noun	congressman, congresswoman, legislator
noun	example, illustration, instance, information

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