The phrase "representative capacity" means acting on behalf of someone else or representing a specific role or position. It implies that an individual is authorized to make decisions or take action for another person or entity. Full definition
This would require a change in representative capacity to eliminate this conflict of interest since the brokerage is legally unable to provide sole agency representation to parties on competing sides of a transaction. (nsrec.ns.ca)
This could be the reason there is such a general malaise regarding art's representative capacities when faced with the eponymous «surround audience.» (brooklynrail.org)
He also served in the ABA's House of Delegates in various representative capacities for 28 years. (youngmayden.com)