Local
Local adjective - Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood.
Representative and local are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Representative" instead an adjective "Local".
Representative
Representative adjective - Having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind.
Local and representative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Local" instead an adjective "Representative".
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- Mystery Alaska has an incident where a local store owner is acquitted in the shooting of the representative of a Walmart expy who wanted to buy his store.
Source: Common Nonsense Jury -
Sixth Ranger: Kiki, who starts out primarily as a representative of the local guerrillas, but eventually ends up tagging along for missions that take them far from inhabited areas.
- Philip Martel (Bernard Horsfall) is a local doctor, and in the first episode he is invited to be the medical representative on the Controlling Committee that will run the island's civilian government services and liaise between the Germans and the local population.
Source: Series / Enemy at the Door
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