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representative 1. a person representing a constituency in a deliberative, legislative, or executive body, esp (cap) a member of the House of Representatives (the lower house of Congress) 2. acting for or representing a constituency or the whole people in the process of government 3. of, characterized by, or relating to the political principle of representation of the people How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Representatively, the Standish Group's CHAOS survey (1999) found that 84 percent of projects are considered unsuccessful because of significant schedule delays, severe budget overruns, and/or failure to meet the expectations. Martin suggests that, because Douglass sought to portray himself as more representatively black at this time, his second autobiography "obscured his white patrimony and enhanced his black identity at the crucial juncture where he was fast becoming the representative Negro American and the preeminent race leader" (97). This view was most representatively voiced by the nineteenth-century British philosopher Sir William Hamilton, who regarded memory as one of the undeniable conditions of consciousness. |
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