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individual
English
Alternative forms
- individuall (obsolete)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin ind?vidu?lis, from Latin ind?viduum (“an indivisible thing”), neuter of ind?viduus (“indivisible, undivided”), from in + d?viduus (“divisible”), from d?vid? (“divide”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??nd??v?d??u.?l/, /??nd??v?d??w?l/, /??nd??v?d???l/, /??nd??-/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??nd??v?d????l/, /??nd??v?d???l/, /??nd??-/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /??nd??v?d???.?l/, /??nd??v?d???l/
Noun
individual (plural individuals)
- A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
- (law) A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.
- 1982, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms:
- Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination […].
- 1982, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms:
- An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.
- (statistics) An element belonging to a population.
Translations
Adjective
individual (comparative more individual, superlative most individual)
- Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.
- Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.
- Not divisible without losing its identity.
Synonyms
- (relating to a single person or thing): single, self-standing
- (intended for a single person or thing): personal, single
Antonyms
- (relating to a single person or thing): collective
- (intended for a single person or thing): group, joint, shared
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- individual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- individual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- "individual" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 161.
Catalan
Noun
individual (masculine and feminine plural individuals)
- individual
Derived terms
- individualisme
- individualista
- individualitzar
- individualment
Related terms
- individu
- individualitat
Further reading
- “individual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Adjective
individual m or f (plural individuais)
- individual
Derived terms
- individualismo
- individualista
- individualizar
- individualmente
Related terms
- individuo
- individualidade
Further reading
- “individual” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?.d??i.vi.du.?aw/
Adjective
individual m or f (plural individuais, comparable)
- individual
Derived terms
- individualismo
- individualista
- individualmente
Further reading
- “individual” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From French individuel
Adjective
individual m or n (feminine singular individual?, masculine plural individuali, feminine and neuter plural individuale)
- individual
Declension
Related terms
- individualism
- individualist
- individualitate
Spanish
Adjective
individual (plural individuales)
- individual
- case-by-case
- one-on-one (e.g., relationship or bond)
- one-man (e.g., a one-man show)
- personal, individualized
Derived terms
- individualismo
- individualista
- individualizar
- individualmente
- persecución individual
Related terms
- individuo
- individualidad
Noun
individual m (plural individuales)
- place mat
Further reading
- “individual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
individual From the web:
- what individual means
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representative
English
Etymology
From Old French representatif.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???p???z?nt(?t)?v/
- Hyphenation: rep?re?sen?ta?tive
Adjective
representative (comparative more representative, superlative most representative)
- Typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group.
- c. 1977, Carl Parker (attributed quote)
- If you took all the fools out of the legislature, it wouldn't be a representative body anymore.
- c. 1977, Carl Parker (attributed quote)
- Representing, showing a likeness.
Translations
Noun
representative (plural representatives)
- A delegate.
- Someone who represents others as a member of a legislative or governing body. [from 17th c.]
- (generally) One who speaks for or acts on behalf of another in a particular (especially official) capacity. [from 17th c.]
- (law) An heir. [from 17th c.]
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, I.1:
- This pathetic remonstrance had the desired effect upon his representative, who spared no pains to fulfill the request of the deceased […] .
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, I.1:
- (US, politics) Specifically, a member of the US House of Representatives. [from 18th c.]
- A company agent who visits potential purchasers; a salesman. [from 20th c.]
- Someone who represents others as a member of a legislative or governing body. [from 17th c.]
- Something standing for something else.
- Something representing or standing for another; a symbol, an embodiment. [from 17th c.]
- Something (especially a living organism]] regarded as typical of its class; a type. [from 17th c.]
- A substitute or analogue. [from 17th c.]
Synonyms
- rep
- See also Thesaurus:deputy
Derived terms
- legal representative
Related terms
- House of Representatives
- represent
- representative body
- Member of Parliament
Translations
Further reading
- "representative" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 266.
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
representative
- inflection of representativ:
- definite singular
- plural
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
representative
- inflection of representativ:
- definite singular
- plural
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