代表

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 代表 (だいひょう) combines substitution 代 and expression 表 to denote a representative or the act of representing.
• Basic usage: It identifies a person selected by a class and someone competing on behalf of a town.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The representative and representing
  • Bare 代表 can name the person, while 代表して describes acting in place of or on behalf of the group.