Representative
Representative adjective - Having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind.
Special and representative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Special" instead an adjective "Representative".
Special
Special adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.
Representative and special are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Representative" instead an adjective "Special".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Hazel is nothing special; she just happens to be the Maia family representative at the time when stuff gets real.
Source: Literature / Northland Series - The only representative we see of the creators of those franchises, a special effects guy who worked on both, is actually quite upset about it.
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There's Tono who is the the representative of the Special Ability Class, though he doesn't fit the mold.
Source: Class Representative
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