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title: representative — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «representative» in the school dictionary: A person chosen to speak or act for others: our class representative. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# representative

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**Who acts:** person, class, representative, survey, She, you · **What happens:** choose, speak, act, work, sell, explain · **To what, where:** person, things, Leo, school, representative sample, pupils · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«representative» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [representative in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/representative.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person chosen to speak or act for others: our class representative.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:representative:m1:1
# text = A person chosen to speak or act for others: our class representative.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	chosen	choose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	act	act	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	representative	representative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | participle |  | a person and class representative *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **act** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for others | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who works for a company and sells or explains its things: a sales representative.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:representative:m2:1
# text = A person who works for a company and sells or explains its things: a sales representative.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	explains	explain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	sales	sale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	compound	_	_
17	representative	representative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | for a company | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for company=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **sell** | present | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **explain** *speech: assert* | present | a person *not said here* | company's things  a sales representative |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A member of the House of Representatives.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:representative:m3:1
# text = A member of the House of Representatives.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	House	House	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Representatives	Representative	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Typical; showing what a group is like: a representative sample.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:representative:m4:1
# text = Typical; showing what a group is like: a representative sample.
1	Typical	typical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	representative	representative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	sample	sample	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class chose Leo as our representative.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:representative:x1:1
# text = Our class chose Leo as our representative.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	representative	representative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | past | Our class | Leo |  |  |  | as our representative | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leo=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A representative from the bank visited the school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:representative:x2:1
# text = A representative from the bank visited the school.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	representative	representative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | a representative from the bank | the school |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Co-Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The survey used a representative sample of pupils.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:representative:x3:1
# text = The survey used a representative sample of pupils.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	survey	survey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	representative	representative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sample	sample	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the survey | a representative sample of pupils |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sample=Patient |
| 2 | **sample** |  |  | pupils |  |  |  |  | nom sample «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is our sample representative of the whole school?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:representative:x4:1
# text = Is our sample representative of the whole school?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	sample	sample	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	representative	representative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | our sample representative |  |  |  | of the whole school | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is a representative in Congress.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:representative:x5:1
# text = She is a representative in Congress.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	representative	representative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Congress	Congress	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a representative |  | Congress |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Call a customer service representative.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:representative:x6:1
# text = Call a customer service representative.
1	Call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	customer	customer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	representative	representative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | imperative | you *not said here* | a service representative |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent representative=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Remarks.--No collection of Celtic Folk-Tales would be representative that did not contain some specimen of the gruesome.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:representative:x7:1
# text = Remarks.--No collection of Celtic Folk-Tales would be representative that did not contain some specimen of the gruesome.
1	Remarks	remark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	collection	collection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	Celtic	celtic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
8	Folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
13	representative	representative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	contain	contain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
18	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	19	det	_	_
19	specimen	specimen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	gruesome	gruesome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | would | Remarks and no collection of Celtic Folk Tales |  |  |  |  | representative *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **contain** | past · do-support | Remarks and no collection of Celtic Folk Tales *not said here* | some specimen |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot specimen=Theme |

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