The phrase "a decent representative" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who adequately or satisfactorily fulfills the role of a representative, often in a professional or formal context.
Example: "She has proven to be a decent representative for our organization at various conferences."
Alternatives: "an adequate representative" or "a suitable representative."
"We think it's a pretty decent representative sample of how things are in the Long Island area," said Susan Craine, a consumer advocate for the research group, but she did not have an estimate of how many playgrounds there are.
Mr. Morgenstern and Ms. Song gave decent, representative performances for the most part, though neither showed the kind of virtuosity that sweeps all before it.
The people have done the same in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Libya and, soon, Syria, but the same questions hang over all of them: Can they produce stable, decent, representative governments?
Although voters have a right to decent representatives, they deserve disciplined, effective government, too.
Then the other war, the one that really matters, will come back into view — the increasingly desperate fight between those Iraqis who want a decent future under representative government and those who want to destroy it.
The primary focus of U.S. forces in Iraq today is erecting a decent, legitimate, tolerant, pluralistic representative government from the ground up.
"Education is central to providing children with the first steps towards obtaining Decent Work and a decent livelihood as an adult," said UNICEF Representative to Malaysia and Special Representative to Brunei Mr. Youssouf Oomar.
"Children must have safe and unrestricted access to education, and schools themselves must provide a decent and appropriate environment for learning', said UNICEF-oPt Special Representative Jean Gough.
Samoa looked one of the few representatives of the so-called 'next tier' of countries still able to provide a decent test for the leading nations.
A decent story [graphic].
