Sentence:  The meat cutters ' union , which has a history of being one of the fairest and least corrupt in our area , <WSD>represents</WSD> the little corner markets as well as the large supermarkets . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute