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representative
Noun
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A representative is a person who represents a group or company.
The ambassador is our representative.
representative
Adjective
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Typical of a group.
This is a representative sample.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
secretary
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noun
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
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noun
an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
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noun
a desk used for writing
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noun
(= repository)
a person to whom a secret is entrusted
general
Adjective
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Usual; about most things. An idea is a general idea if it's about many things or about most things, not just about one specific thing.
First I will talk about general problems of farming, and then I will talk about the specific problems of wheat farming.
In general, I enjoy pizza.
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General is approximate, not exact; maybe a little different; close but maybe not the same.
general
Noun
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A general is the leader of an army.
The president told the general to bring the army home.
on
Preposition
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positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above
The apple is on the table.
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at the date of
Tim was born on the 4th of July.
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along, forwards (continuing an action)
drive on, rock on
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about, dealing with the subject of
I have a book on history.
There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago.
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touching; hanging from
I have no money on me at the moment.
I would like to eat the fruit on the trees.
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because of, due to
He was arrested on suspicion of bribery.
I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it.
The stock price increased on news of a new product.
on
Adjective
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If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating.
The television is on.
The lights are on, so it is very bright.
internally
Adverb
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in a way that relates to the inside of something.
You could be bleeding internally, and we wouldn't be able to see it.
In the new design, the cables run internally instead of down the outside.
The country has thousands of people who have been internally displaced.
displace
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verb
cause to move, usually with force or pressure
the refugees were displaced by the war
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verb
(= fire, terminate)
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
The boss fired his secretary today
The company terminated 25% of its workers
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verb
(= preempt)
take the place of or have precedence over
live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour
discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor
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verb
(= move)
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Move those boxes into the corner, please
I'm moving my money to another bank
The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
persons
noun
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More than one person; considered individually