Representative
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
One who represents or is in the place of another. In legislation it signifies one who has been elected.a member of that branch of the legislature called the house of representatives. <A representative of a deceased person, sometimes called a “ personal representative,” or ‘legal personal representative,” is one who is executor or administrator of the person described.
6 Madd. 159; 5 Ves. 402.
REPRESENTATION OF