representative

代表的な

集団の主な特徴を備え、その集団の様子をよく示している。

やさしい英語で： Having the main features of a larger group, so it gives a fair picture of that group.

• We interviewed a representative sample of students.
• These results are representative of the wider group.
• Was the survey representative of people in every age group?

使い方： representative of something (The sample is representative of the whole population.)

類義語： typical

反対語： unrepresentative

よく使う表現： representative sample, representative group

表す、代表的な

人や物がどのようなものかを示している。

やさしい英語で： Showing what someone or something is like.

• This portrait is representative of her appearance.
• Is this essay representative of your usual writing?
• The photograph was hardly representative of the room we actually saw.

使い方： representative of someone/something (Is this picture representative of how the building really looks?)

よく使う表現： representative of something, representative image

代表者、代理人

集団や会社の代わりに発言したり行動したりする人。

やさしい英語で： A person who speaks or acts for a group or company.

• Speak to our sales representative.
• A union representative attended the meeting.
• The company sent two representatives to the conference.

使い方： representative of something (A representative of the company answered our questions.); representative for something (She is the local representative for the union.)

類義語： agent, spokesperson, delegate

よく使う表現： sales representative, union representative, company representative

議員、代議士

議会などで他の人々のために発言し投票するよう選ばれた人。

やさしい英語で： A person chosen to speak and vote for other people in a governing body.

• We elected a new representative.
• The representatives voted against the proposed law.
• She wrote to her local representative about the hospital closure.

類義語： legislator, delegate

よく使う表現： elected representative, local representative, state representative

代理人

他の人の代わりに、正式に発言したり行動したりする人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who officially speaks or acts for another person.

• Her legal representative answered the questions.
• He sent a representative to sign the contract.
• Only an authorized representative may collect the documents for you.

使い方： representative of someone (The lawyer attended as a representative of the injured driver.)

類義語： agent, proxy

よく使う表現： legal representative, authorized representative, personal representative