representant

Definitions of representant
  1. noun
    a person who represents others
    synonyms: vertegenwoordiger
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    tompoes
    French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
    Victoria
    queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
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    agent, commissionair
    a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
    wethouder
    a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)
    afgevaardigde, delegaat, gedelegeerde, gedeputeerde, kamerlid, lasthebber, parlementariër, volksvertegenwoordiger
    a person appointed or elected to represent others
    afgezant, gezant
    someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
    staatshoofd
    the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
    vakbondsvertegenwoordiger
    a representative for a labor union
    MP, bondskanselier, kanselier, minister-president, premier, regeringsleider, rijkskanselier
    the person who is head of state (in several countries)
    MP, minister-president, premier, regeringsleider
    the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom
    legaat
    a member of a legation
    organisator
    someone who enlists workers to join a union
    president, rector
    the chief executive of a republic
    bondspresident
    the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
    inkoper
    an agent who purchases goods or services for another
    aflader, bevrachter, cargadoor, expediënt, scheepsagent, scheepsbevrachter, verlader
    the agent of a shipowner
    official, vakbondsvertegenwoordiger
    a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management
    type of:
    bemiddelaar, mediateur, middelaar, onderhandelaar, trait d'union, trait-d'union
    someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
  2. noun
    a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
    synonyms: bepleiter, exponent, fakkeldrager, patroon, pleitbezorger, pleiter, strijder, verdediger, vertegenwoordiger, voorstander
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    apologeet
    a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution
    democraat, populist
    an advocate of democratic principles
    federalist
    an advocate of federalism
    ideoloog
    an advocate of some ideology
    international
    an advocate of internationalism
    maoïst
    an advocate of Maoism
    partijgenoot, zeloot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
    protectionist
    an advocate of protectionism
    republikein
    an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)
    sektariër, separatist
    an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)
    interpreet, vertolker
    an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
    bondgenoot, donateur, donatrice, medestander, supporter, voorvechter, vriend
    a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
    anglofiel
    an admirer of England and things English
    dogmaticus, dogmatist
    a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
    beminnaar, enthousiasteling, guerrilla, guerrillastrijder, liefhebber, minnaar, partijgenoot, partizaan, vrijheidsstrijder
    an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
    francofiel
    an admirer of France and everything French
    getrouwe
    a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
    suffragette
    a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)
    sympathisant
    someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful
    kantonnier, straatmaker, stratemaker, stratenmaker
    a salesman who travels to call on customers
    type of:
    eenling, enkeling, figuur, individu, mens, particulier, persoon, zelfstandige
    a human being
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