English pronunciation · Words Starting with R
Representative Pronunciation
Representative is pronounced re-pruh-ZEN-tuh-tiv, IPA /ˌrɛprəˈzɛnətɪv/.
re-pruh-ZEN-tuh-tiv
US /ˌrɛprəˈzɛnətɪv/ · UK /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntəˌtɪv/
Syllables: re · pruh · ZEN · tuh · tiv (5 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun and adjective: Someone chosen to act for others, or typical of a larger group.
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Representative in a Sentence
- Each department sends one representative.
- The sample is not representative of the whole city.
- A union representative sat in on the meeting.
Common Mispronunciations of Representative
Not re-pri-SEN-tuh-tiv
ZEN is the loud beat, and the s inside it buzzes, just as it does in present.
Not re-pruh-ZEN-tiv
Five beats. Clipping the tative down to tiv loses one of them.
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