representative vs precedent

representative and precedent both are nouns.

representative and precedent both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
representative	Yes	Yes	No	No
precedent	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, precedent is a hyponym of representative; that is, precedent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than representative:

representative: an item of information that is typical of a class or group
precedent: an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time

Other hyponyms of representative include apology, excuse, exception, case in point, quintessence, sample, specimen.

representative (noun)	precedent (noun)
an item of information that is typical of a class or group	an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
a person who represents others	(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
a member of the United States House of Representatives	a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose	a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws

representative (adjective)	precedent (adjective)
standing for something else	preceding in time, order, or significance
being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
serving to represent or typify

representative vs precedent

representative and precedent both are nouns.

representative and precedent both are adjectives.

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