Representative

(rep-re-zent'a-tiv.) [From L. repræsen to, I cause to be present again.) (Amer. Pol.) A member of the lower house of a State Legislature, or in the National Congre .-(Nat. Hist.) That form which presents the typical characteristics of a group.-(Law.) One who stands in the stead of another as heir, or in the right of succe ion to an estate of inheritance. [s. 763]