un·rep·re·sen·ta·tive

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• sen — sen·sa·tion; sen·sa·tion·al; sen·sa·tion·al·ism; sen·sa·tion·al·ist; sen·sa·tion·al·is·tic; sen·sa·tion·al·ize; sen·sa·tion·al·ly; sen·sa·tion·ism; sen·sa·tion·less; sen·sa·to·ry; sen·si·bil·ia; sen·si·bil·i·sin; sen·si·bil·i·tist;… …   English syllables

• rep — demi·rep; di·rep·tion; ir·rep·tion; ir·rep·ti·tious; ob·rep·tion; ob·rep·ti·tious; pro·rep·til·ia; rep·a·ra·ble; rep·a·ra·tion; rep·er·to·ri·al; rep·er·to·ri·um; rep·er·to·ry; rep·e·tend; rep·e·ti·tion; rep·e·ti·tion·al; rep·e·ti·tious;… …   English syllables

• tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… …   English syllables

• representative — rep|re|sen|ta|tive1 [ ,reprı zentətıv ] noun count *** 1. ) someone who has been chosen or elected by a person or group to vote, give opinions, or make decisions for them: an elected/political representative representative of/from: Delegates will …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Representative — Rep|re|sen|ta|tive [ ,reprı zentətıv ] noun count a politician who is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives: Representatives voted 319 to 89 to continue the trade embargo …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• misrepresent — mis·rep·re·sent /mis ˌre pri zent/ vt: to make a misrepresentation about vi: to make a misrepresentation mis·rep·re·sen·ta·tive / ˌre pri zen tə tiv/ adj mis·rep·re·sen·ter n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …   Law dictionary

• representative — A person appointed on behalf of another to carry out the acts and formalities required by customs rules. Representatives may be either Direct or Indirect. A representative must state who they are acting on behalf of, specify the type of… …   Financial and business terms

• representative — rep·re·sen·ta·tive 1 adj 1: serving to represent 2 a: standing or acting for another esp. through delegated authority an agent acting in a representative capacity b: of, based on, or constituting a government in which the people are represented… …   Law dictionary

• unrepresentative — un|rep|re|sen|ta|tive [ˌʌnreprıˈzentətıv] adj not typical of a particular group of things or people unrepresentative of ▪ opinions that are unrepresentative of the population …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• unrepresentative — un|rep|re|sen|ta|tive [ ,ʌnreprı zentətıv ] adjective 1. ) not typical of other people or things in the same group: unrepresentative of: We are entirely unrepresentative of the average family. 2. ) an unrepresentative government represents only a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English