Representative
in sentence
586 examples of Representative in a sentence
With a return to more balanced, transparent policymaking, Brazil could once again contribute constructively to building a more inclusive and
representative
international liberal order.
A leader does not have to sit atop a hierarchy: a leader can be a simple
representative.
In fact, at a time of widespread alienation from the institutions of
representative
democracy, direct citizen participation in nominating candidates is probably an irreversible trend.
Indeed, financial markets may have taken the Fed’s view on US inflation as
representative
of other central banks’ outlook on inflation, reinforced by the surprising ECB decision of October 2 to keep interest rates on hold.
The EU’s special
representative
in the South Caucasus, Swedish diplomat Peter Semneby, played a crucial role in bringing back Imedi TV in time to restore media balance ahead of the presidential election – possibly the first time that the EU took a leading role in seminal political events in Georgia.
Many a government minister, Bank officer and NGO
representative
has experienced his blunt criticism, as well as his effusive praise.
There was no shortage of doubters, but I am pleased to say that my office has now relocated from Nairobi, and for the first time since 1995 a Special
Representative
of the Secretary-General is based in the Somali capital.
Somalia deserves and requires a
representative
government.
If carried out by a
representative
government, such economic reforms have a better chance of being sustained.
So the case for
representative
government remains strong.
These two imperatives are inherently contradictory, but the balance between them is still best achieved through representative, parliamentary democracy.
So identity can improve the representativeness of
representative
democracy.
Over the last few decades, the CCP has succeeded in building the hard physical infrastructure of a modern state, but the creation of the soft infrastructure – institutions and practices consistent with the rule of law and
representative
government – is only beginning.
In the United Kingdom, for example, you cannot assume your role as an elected
representative
without taking one.
Hamas claims to be the Palestinians’ true representative, having won the majority of seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) in January 2006 (the PLC’s term expired in January 2010, but fresh elections have yet to be held).
So it must: the wishes of the electorate, expressed by however narrow a margin, must be respected, even though referendums have no place in Britain’s unwritten constitution, which is based, sensibly, on
representative
parliamentary democracy.
If, as some fear, the Kremlin vetoes all East European candidates, a
representative
from the Western Europe and Others Group, such as former New Zealand Prime Minister and current UN Under-Secretary-General Helen Clark, could stand a chance, especially given the appeal of finally selecting a woman for the role.
They think that
representative
democracy has broken down, and they see the creative potential of disruption.
El Partido Digital is currently working to elect a
representative
to parliament.
That
representative
would use the Internet to poll her constituents before each parliamentary vote, thereby ensuring that she really is a voice for voters.
Instead of
representative
or direct democracy, it offers what she and Polonski call “liquid democracy” – a system that combines the best of both.
Mexico’s left refuses truly to embrace market economics,
representative
democracy, and the rule of law.
They wanted the Prince of Wales, the principal British
representative
at the ceremony, to pay court to China’s president (though they did not demand that he bow before handing over the keys to the city).
There will be a new president of the European Council and a new high
representative
for foreign and security policy as well.
Yet the prime minister never attends EU meetings and the foreign minister systematically leaves internal EU decisions to a junior secretary of state or a diplomatic
representative.
But it is obscene for an EU
representative
to suggest that Turkey is a role model for others.
A Solidarity representative, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, became prime minister.
And Saudi Arabia’s large middle class is likely to respond to diminishing prosperity by calling for a more
representative
political system.
A more
representative
governance model, together with strong economic incentives, could unleash the young population’s creativity and dynamism – and secure Saudi Arabia’s future in the process.
Finally, an analysis of a nationally
representative
sample of 3,500 Egyptian adults, who rated their participation in the anti-Mubarak movement, showed that participants were more likely to be younger single males with higher socioeconomic status, users of the Internet, newspaper readers, urban residents, and believers in modern values and free will.
Back
Next
Related words
Democracy
Government
Which
Political
Would
Their
Country
Should
People
There
Could
Institutions
Countries
Special
Other
World
Population
Years
Sample
Policy