representative vs resident commissioner

resident commissioner vs representative

representative and resident commissioner both are nouns.

representative is an adjective but resident commissioner is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
representative	Yes	Yes	No	No
resident commissioner	Yes	No	No	No

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

representative: a person who represents others
resident commissioner: the representative of Puerto Rico in the United States House of Representatives

Other hyponyms of representative include agent, alderman, assemblyman, assemblywoman, contact, middleman, delegate, emissary, envoy, chief of state, head of state, personal representative, union representative.

representative (noun)	resident commissioner (noun)
an item of information that is typical of a class or group	the representative of Puerto Rico in the United States House of Representatives
a person who represents others
a member of the United States House of Representatives
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

representative (adjective)	resident commissioner (adjective)
standing for something else
being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
serving to represent or typify

Difference between representative and resident commissioner

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