representative

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The six remaining seats are held by the Chair (an AMA appointee), an AMA representative, a representative from the CPT Editorial Panel, a representative from the American Osteopathic Association, a representative from the Health Care Professions Advisory Committee and a representative from the Practice Expense Review Committee.

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  1. noun One that serves as an example or type for others of the same classification.
  2. noun One that serves as a delegate or agent for another.
  3. noun A member of a governmental body, usually legislative, chosen by popular vote.
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  • In this case the representative was a very dirty girl of about ten. —  The Beekeeper’s Apprentice - Laurie R. King - Russell-Holmes 01
  • A great geometer had even proposed to the Bureau of Longitude no longer to pay my allowance to my authorized representative; which appears the more cruel inasmuch as this representative was my father. —  Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men
  • He used to say that so long as a great Ambassador, either French or English, represented his nation in Paris or London, the other representative might be a cipher, and M. Cambon's embassy in London sufficed for both countries. —  The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Vol. 2
  • “Your representative will be at The George by ten?” she prattled on. —  Jade Woman - Jonathan Gash - Lovejoy 12
  • Want to find out who your representative is and contact them?
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member ·  official ·  minister ·  organization ·  agent ·  manager ·  citizen ·  authority ·  ruler ·  teacher ·  secretary ·  employee

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  1. from French représentatif =Provencal representatiu =Spanish Portuguese representativo =Italian rappresentativo, from Middle Latin repræsesentativus, from Latin repræsentare, represent: see represent.
 

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/rɛprəˈzɛntətɪv/
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