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reprezentant

representative /re.pre.zen.ˈtant/

noun#5688 most common

Also: agent, delegate, spokesperson

Example sentences

El este reprezentant al companiei.
He is a representative of the company.
Reprezentantul echipei a vorbit cu profesorul.
The team's representative spoke with the teacher.
Am întâlnit un reprezentant de vânzări ieri.
I met a sales representative yesterday.
Reprezentanții guvernului au semnat acordul.
The government representatives signed the agreement.
Ea a fost aleasă ca reprezentantă a studenților în senatul universității.
She was elected as the students' representative on the university senate.
Poziția adoptată de reprezentantul special al ONU a stârnit controverse în rândul diplomaților.
The position taken by the UN special representative caused controversy among diplomats.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativereprezentantulreprezentanții
Genitivereprezentantuluireprezentanților
Accusativereprezentantulreprezentanții
Vocativereprezentantulereprezentanților

Word family

a reprezentato represent
reprezentarerepresentation
reprezentativrepresentative, typical
reprezentanțăagency, representative office
reprezentantărepresentative (feminine)

Etymology

Reprezentant entered Romanian from French représentant, the present participle of représenter. That verb traces back to Latin repraesentare, built from re- (again, back) and praesentare (to present), itself from praesens (present, at hand). The word kept its core sense across languages: someone who stands in for another, presenting their case or interests.

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