Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with representative in American Collocation
representative
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
very or truly
We must ensure that these groups are genuinely representative of ordinary working people.
rather
I think these opinions are broadly representative of the views of local residents.
not very
The end result was a test of six or seven people – hardly representative of the target market.
in a way that is scientifically valid
The interviewees are not statistically representative of these ethnic groups.
group
A representative sample of 1,007 adults was interviewed.
study
In a representative study of the working population it was shown that 26.5 per cent had suffered from a serious back problem.
impression
We do not claim that this is a comprehensive or representative picture of the problem.
I am concerned that the commissioner will not receive a fair and representative view of the issues.
example
Choose two authors, one from each period, and compare representative examples of their writing.