be, seem | consider sb/sth

very | fully, properly, truly | not necessarily | broadly, fairly, reasonably
a broadly representative sample

widely
Exhibits include a widely representative collection of railway rolling stock.

statistically | nationally
a nationally representative picture of the employment situation

of
Is this group of people fully representative of the population in general?

leading, main | senior | sole
I was the sole representative of the general practitioners.

appointed, elected | accredited, authorized, official | local, national, regional | branch | personal | legal | parliamentary, political | council, government | diplomatic | UN | special
the UN special representative for Cyprus

permanent
the Algerian permanent representative at the UN

military | company, industry, management, trade | sales (also informal ‘rep’)
She''s a sales rep for sports equipment (= she travels around selling sports equipment for a company).

employee, union | student | community, public | club, committee | church

appoint, appoint sb (as), choose (sb as), elect, elect sb (as), nominate, nominate sb (as) | send
The association is sending representatives to the conference.

recall
They have recalled their representatives from the negotiations.

consult (with), meet (with)
Management are obliged to consult with union representatives about possible redundancies.

discuss (sth) with

attend sth
The negotiations were attended by representatives of several states.

body
The country has a new supreme representative body.

~ for
a representative for international shipping companies

~ from/of
representatives from citizens'' groups

~ to
representatives to a conference