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to give people information about something that has happened

We reported the accident to the police.

Ге . port 2© / riport / noun [ count ] something that someone says or writes about something that has happened

Did you read the newspaper reports about the earthquake?

re • port card / ri 'port kard / noun [ count ]

a written statement about a student's work with a grade for each subject

He had four A's and two B's on his report card.

re • port • ed speech / ri,portid ' spit/ / [noncount]

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) saying what someone has said, rather than repeating their exact words. In reported speech , "I'll come later" becomes "He said he'd (= he would ) come later."

re . port .er © / riportor / noun [ count ]

a person who writes for a newspaper or speaks on the radio or television about things that have happened

— Look at journalist .

rep .re .sent © / ^eprizent/ verb

(rep - re sents, rep - re - sent - ing, rep - re sent - ed )

to speak or do something in place of another person or other people

It is an honor for athletes to represent their country.

to be an example or a sign of something The yellow lines on the map represent roads.

rep • re • sen • ta • tion / ,reprizen'teijn /

noun

1 [noncount] ( formal )

having someone act or speak for you

Do you have any legal representation (= someone to speak for you in a court of law ) ?

2 [ count, noncount ] the way that someone or something is shown or described

The article complains about the representation of women in advertising.

rep • re • sen • ta • tive / |iepn'zentativ /

noun [ count ]

a person who speaks or does something for a group of people

There were representatives from every department at the meeting.

Representative ( abbreviation Rep. ) ( politics ) a member of the House of Representatives in the U.S. Congress Word building

The U.S. Government The government in the U.S. is divided into three parts: the legislative branch , the executive branch , and the judicial branch . The legislative branch is responsible for making laws. This is the U.S. Congress , which is made up of two groups of people: the Senate and the House of Representatives .

The executive branch is led by the president , and includes the vice president and the rest of the Cabinet (= other important politicians ) .

The judicial branch includes the Supreme Court , which is the most important court in the country.

rep • ri • mand / ' repramrend /

(rep- ri mands, rep- ri • mand • ing, rep • ri mand • ed )

to tell someone officially that they have done something wrong

She was reprimanded for being late.

rep • ri • mand noun [ count ]

a severe reprimand

re•pro•duce / |ripra ' dus /

(re•pro•duc • es , re • pro • duc • ing , re pro•duced )

to make a copy of something

( BIOLOGY ) When people, animals, or plants reproduce , they have young ones.

re • pro • duc • tion / ^pra' dAkjn / noun

[ noncount ]

( BIOLOGY ) producing babies, or young animals or plants We are studying plant reproduction at school.

rep • tile / ' reptail / noun [ count ]

any animal with cold blood that lays eggs. Snakes are reptiles .

re • pub • lic / ri 'pAblik / noun [ count ]

( POLITICS ) a country where people choose the government

and the leader (the president )

the Republic of Ireland — Look at monarchy .

Re • pub • li • can / ri 'pAblikan / noun [ count ]

( POLITICS ) a person in the Republican Party in the U.S.

Re • pub • li • can adjective

Republican voters

Look at Democrat .

the Re • pub • li • can Par • ty / дэ

ripAblikan |parti/ noun [ singular ] ( POLITICS ) one of the two main political parties in the U.S.

Look at the Democratic Party .

re • pul • sive / ri ' pAlsiv / adjective