Individual
Individual noun - A member of the human race.
Representative and individual are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Representative" instead the word "Individual" as a noun or an adjective.
Representative
Representative noun - A person who acts or does business for another.
Individual and representative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Individual" instead the word "Representative" as a noun or an adjective.
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- The characters don't even come with any backstory, since they are not meant to be individual persons, but a representative of various classes/occupations within a kingdom.
Source: Tabletop Game / Citadels - Representative Hartmann was one such individual Luck-Based Mission: The fishing contests in Ao can become this, particularly the final match against Lakelord.
Source: Video Game / Zero no Kiseki - In the short story "Franchise" by Isaac Asimov, the science of voter prediction becomes so refined that the supercomputer is able to select one single individual that is representative of the entire country.
Source: Decided By One Vote
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