A representative must surely represent, or speak for, some body of persons or opinion other than her/himself.

No more than five representatives from each group can speak; the league recommended three.

Most representatives spoke for a minute or two.

Its representatives spoke glowingly of the bright, eager young men and women they found there seeking advice.

Their representatives also spoke to some of the Senators on the floor before the session began.

"For the first time in the history of women's conferences, when the representative from Israel spoke, sisters from my neighboring countries did not walk out."

Already, he said, representatives from "eight or nine" cities have spoken to him about the future.

Hardly any representatives from southern European countries have spoken.

Last night a representative of the Saharoui people spoke to the Greens.

The Michigan organization's representatives speak to local congregations about global warming and ways to counteract it.