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  • 31Representative town meeting — A representative town meeting is a form of municipal legislature particularly common in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Vermont.Representative Town Meetings function largely the same as an Open Town Meeting, except that not all… …

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  • 32representative — rep|re|sen|ta|tive1 [ˌreprıˈzentətıv] adj 1.) typical of a particular group or thing representative of ▪ The latest incident is representative of a wider trend. 2.) including examples of all the different types of something in a group ▪ The… …

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  • 33representative — I adj. representative of II n. 1) a sales representative (BE also has commercial traveller) 2) an elected representative * * * [ˌreprɪ zentətɪv] an elected representative representative of a sales representative (BE also has commercial traveller) …

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  • 34Representative Party of Ontario — The Representative Party of Ontario was a reserved provincial political party name in the Province of Ontario, Canada. The party s request to register the name and abbreviation was submitted in early September 2004, verified late October early… …

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  • 35Representative assembly — A representative assembly is a political institution in which a number of persons representing the population or privileged orders within the population of a state come together to debate, negotiate with the executive (originally the king or… …

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  • 36representative — 1 adjective 1 like other members of the same group; typical (+ of): Are your opinions representative of the views of all the students? 2 a representative system of government allows everyone to express their opinions by voting for representatives …

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  • 37representative — 1. adjective 1) a representative sample Syn: typical, prototypical, characteristic, illustrative, archetypal Ant: atypical 2) the red maple leaf is representative of Canada Syn: symbolic …

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  • 38Representative Party of Alberta — The Representative Party of Alberta was a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada formed by Raymond Speaker in 1984. The party was right of center, conservative in ideology and considered a modern version of Social Credit without the… …

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  • 39representative — 1. adjective 1) a representative sample Syn: typical, characteristic, illustrative 2) a female figure representative of Britain Syn: symbolic, emblematic • Ant: atypical 2. noun 1) …

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  • 40representative*/*/ — [ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv] noun [C] I someone who has been chosen by a person or group to vote, speak, or make decisions for them an elected/political representative[/ex] The new government sent a representative to the talks.[/ex] II adj representative… …

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