<p>In general,"representative " rather as a rep,but he(or she)is recommended(or be voted) by the people(as you say,by the members of the council). However,sometimes,if the student council is from an organization ,like 'student union','representative 'is the leader or  he is in charge of the organization .</p>

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2014-09-25T15:22:28.627Z
2014-09-25T15:22:28.627Z
user6453
<p>代表 is good enough, no matter in "Student Council Representative" or "representative in government".</p>

<p>班代 is just short for 班代表, which means representative of class.</p>

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2014-09-26T02:21:33.710Z
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Pete C.
<p>学生会代表  for Student Council Representative</p>

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2014-09-25T01:01:57.187Z
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EricaXu
<p>I"m trying to figure out the best way to translate "representative" as in a "representative in government". In Taiwan people say 班代, but that doesn't seem like it would translate into other student council's where you aren'ts necessarily voted as a class representative, but rather as a rep as a whole. </p>

<p>Thanks! </p>

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2014-09-22T05:03:02.700Z
代表 is good, as you wrote in your other question.
Mou某
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2014-09-22T09:25:31.967Z
代表 is appropriate，all 代表，no matter 代表 what，are not necessarily voted.:)
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How do you say "representative" as in Student Council Representative
# How do you say "representative" as in Student Council Representative

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-22)

I"m trying to figure out the best way to translate "representative" as in a "representative in government". In Taiwan people say 班代, but that doesn't seem like it would translate into other student council's where you aren'ts necessarily voted as a class representative, but rather as a rep as a whole.

Thanks!

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 代表 is good, as you wrote in your other question.  
> **username_2**: 代表 is appropriate，all 代表，no matter 代表 what，are not necessarily voted.:)  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-09-25. Score: 1

In general,"representative " rather as a rep,but he(or she)is recommended(or be voted) by the people(as you say,by the members of the council). However,sometimes,if the student council is from an organization ,like 'student union','representative 'is the leader or he is in charge of the organization .


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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-09-26. Score: 1

代表 is good enough, no matter in "Student Council Representative" or "representative in government".

班代 is just short for 班代表, which means representative of class.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-09-23. Score: 0

学生会代表 for Student Council Representative


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