総代|そうだいsoudai[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounrepresentative

• Synonym代表だいひょうNeutralThe broadest word for a representative, also a typical example, as in 「卒業生代表」; 「総代」 specifically means someone representing all the parties involved.
• Synonym代表者だいひょうしゃNeutralThe representative of an organization, or broadly anyone representing a group or many people; 「総代」 specifically means someone who represents all the parties concerned.
• Related代理人だいりにんNeutralAn agent or proxy, also a lawyer; the focus is acting in someone's place, not appearing on behalf of everyone like 「総代」.
• Related代議員だいぎいんNeutralA delegate elected to attend a meeting, centered on deliberating and voting; 「総代」 is someone who appears on behalf of everyone, e.g. a graduating class's representative.
• Related代理者だいりしゃNeutralSomeone who acts in another's place; less common, and unlike 「総代」 it does not imply representing everyone involved.

Use 「総代」 for someone who appears on behalf of all the people involved, as in 「卒業生総代」 or 「氏子総代」. For the general term say 「代表」, for a company's representative 「代表者」, for a delegate to a deliberative body 「代議員」, and for a proxy 「代理人」.

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1. 関係者かんけいしゃ全員ぜんいんを代表だいひょうすること。