Word: representative
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: rep
re
sent
a
tive
Definition: Someone who represents others as a member of a legislative or governing body.
Morphemes:
Affix: re-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: a completive or intensification of the base; up, a-, out
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: back, backwards
Affix: present
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: praesentō
Language: la
Decoded: praesento
Meaning: to show
Affix: -ative
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of, related to, or associated with the thing specified