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# rep

«rep» in Mova's school dictionary: **short for a representative: a person chosen to speak or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a rep, reps — informal); abbreviation (rep)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) A rep is short for a representative: a person chosen to speak or act for a group, like a class rep or a school council rep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#m1)

2) (informal) A rep is a salesperson who visits customers for a company: a sales rep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#m2)

3) (informal) In exercise, a rep (repetition) is doing a movement once: ten reps of sit-ups. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#m3)

4) (slang) Rep is short for reputation: he has a rep for being funny. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#m4)

5) (informal) Rep is short for repertory theatre. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In school, pupils vote for «class reps» or «school council reps» to share their classmates' ideas with teachers; it is a small taste of elections. In PE, «reps» and «sets» organise exercises: 3 sets of 10 reps. In maths, «10 reps in each of 3 sets» means 30 in all. Phrases: «class rep», «sales rep», «reps and sets», «get a rep for».

### examples

- I was voted class rep this year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#x1)
- The school council reps met the head teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#x2)
- Do three sets of ten reps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#x3)
- A sales rep came to show the new books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#x4)
- (slang) He's got a rep for being late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#x5)
- Our rep asked for more benches in the playground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#x6)

### note

All informal short forms; in formal writing use «representative», «repetition» or «reputation». Plural «reps». Maths: total = sets × reps per set.

### In the corpora

- [It is like each class electing a rep, and the group with the most reps choosing the head of the school council.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported/2/)
- [A class rep speaks for the class at the school council; a person trying to get elected is called a candidate.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/37-school-councils-and-class-reps/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rep» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.