A "representative plaintiff" is someone who acts on behalf of a group of people in a legal case when they all have similar claims or interests. They are selected to represent the group and present their case in court. Full definition
Members of the legal team have been retained by the proposed representative plaintiff to pursue this action as a class proceeding. (cibcunpaidovertime.ca)
We work closely with representative plaintiffs who hire us to start a class action. (charneylawyers.com)
The way a class action works is that one or a couple of people, called representative plaintiffs, do all the work for all the class members. (vslo.ca)