representative

a person who represents others

an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

a member of the United States House of Representatives

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"

serving to represent or typify; "representative moviegoers"; "a representative modern play"

standing for something else; "the bald eagle is representative of the United States"

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, by the people, for the people"