Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Representing; having vicarious power.
  • noun A representative.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A representative.
  • adjective Appearing or acting for another; representing.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete A representative.

Etymologies

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French representant.

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Examples

  • Serà per a mi tot un honor ser-hi present, i ser a més representant de la professió.

    A la nova Junta del COBDC | [bauen] 2009

  • "These refugees are fleeing the violence due to bandits and rebels in this region," UNHCR's representant in Chad, Serge Male, told AFP.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • For a private man, without the authority of the Commonwealth; that is to say, without permission from the representant thereof, to interpret the law by his own spirit, is another error in the politics: but not drawn from Aristotle, nor from any other of the heathen philosophers.

    Leviathan 2007

  • For heresy is nothing else but a private opinion, obstinately maintained, contrary to the opinion which the public person (that is to say, the representant of the Commonwealth) hath commanded to be taught.

    Leviathan 2007

  • I have seen on BBC Breakfast some representant of the 'muslim community' sorry, I forgot the exact title, National Something I believe saying that the punishment was a 'mistake' because in the fact of calling a teddy bear Mohamed there was no 'intention'.

    The teddy bear sentence was not disproportionate 2007

  • How then can we be obliged to obey any minister of Christ if he should command us to do anything contrary to the command of the king or other sovereign representant of the Commonwealth whereof we are members, and by whom we look to be protected?

    Leviathan 2007

  • Ce qui aurait ete plus difficile a faire si l'image representant le Pinku avait ete plus feminine!

    pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2007

  • Tout de meme, le digne representant de ma vison de la pureté c'est Iberisse le porteur de la croix des chatiments dans Black Virgin.

    pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2006

  • Digne representant de notre accent nordique et de notre nature distante!!

    pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2006

  • J'avais deja fait une note sur notre super accent mais la j'etais bien content de trouver un digne representant!!

    pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2006

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