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representant

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

a representative · a typical example

EtymologyOpphav

fra fransk; jamfør representereto represent from French; compare representereto represent

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. valgt medlem;
    talspersona spokesperson, utsending (II)a delegate, an envoy, a representative
    an elected member;
    spokespersontalsperson, a delegate, an envoyutsending (II)
    • firmaets representant på utstillingen the company's representative at the exhibition
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som kommunestyrerepresentanta municipal councillor, stortingsrepresentantmember of parliament, MP
  2. typisk eller karakteristisk eksempel a typical or characteristic example
    • en fin representant for norsk ungdom a fine example of Norwegian youth