edustajilla
Edustajilla is the inessive plural form of the Finnish noun edustaja, meaning "representative" or "delegate." The term denotes a person who represents others in a formal capacity, such as a member of a parliament, a union delegate, or a delegate at a conference. The word edustaja comes from the verb edustaa, "to represent." In ordinary usage, edustaja refers to the individual; edustajilla expresses the state or location of the representatives as a group, for example in phrases like "Kokouksessa edustajilla on oikeus äänestää" (In the meeting, the delegates have the right to vote).
In Finnish, several related forms surround it: nominative plural edustajat (the representatives); genitive plural edustajien (of
Related terms include edustaja (singular), edustajainkunta or edustajisto for the body of representatives, and delegation-related terms