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representation en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From Late Middle English representacioun, from Old French representacion, from Latin repraesentātiō. By surface analysis, represent + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) That which represents something else.
   • The second and third quarters of the shield are indecipherable on the stone but clearer in two other representations of the arms, a painted wooden funeral hatchment for Mary Davie[…] 2012 October 8, Daniel W. Patterson, The True Image: Gravestone Art and the Culture of Scotch Irish Settlers in the Pennsylvania and Carolina Backcountry, UNC Press Books, →ISBN, page 141:
   • The Venus of Willendorf was an early representation of the female body.
   • Chinese censors have long targeted representations of Winnie the Pooh - created by British author A.A. Milne - over internet memes that compare the fictional bear to China's president. 2023 April 10, Sarah Wu, Yew Lun Tian, Fabian Hamacher, Yimou Lee, “A punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral”, in Gareth Jones, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2023:
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of representing.
   • That's according to a report published in The Guardian on New Year's Eve in which several regional leaders, including Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram, were highly critical of the apparent lack of northern representation in the decision-making process. 2022 January 12, Paul Stephen, “Network News: Vere admits to Lords: IRP lacks information”, in RAIL, number 948, page 11:
   • We are no longer happy with your representation of our company at trade events.
3. (broadly, uncountable) The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a piece of media, particularly in regards to how such appearances are treated.
4. (countable, uncountable) The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
   • People who cannot afford representation are eligible for government assistance.
5. (countable, uncountable) The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.
   • In the pursuit of its objectives the party creates a political machine which is virtually irremovable and can nearly always impose its will on the electors without violating the system of representation, while at the same time creating and furthering its own professional or factional interests. 1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 281:
   • The lack of representation in the British parliament was one of the main factors behind the American Revolution.
6. (countable, uncountable) An action of some algebraic structure (typically a group or algebra, particularly a Lie algebra) on a vector space, such that each element acts by a linear endomorphism.
7. (countable, uncountable) A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
8. (countable, uncountable) A theatrical performance.
9. (countable, uncountable) A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others

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Deriveds

ribbon representation · multirepresentation · faithful representation · overrepresentation · unrepresentation · Stone's representation theorem · somatorepresentation · corepresentation · lodge solemn representation · metarepresentation · representation space · misrepresentation · representationary · representational · nonrepresentation · pseudorepresentation · microrepresentation · representation theorist · representationism · representation term · underrepresentation · group representation constituency · representation theory · representationless · proportional representation · representationist · subrepresentation · under-representation · time-frequency representation

Relateds

represent · representable · representamen · representant

Synonyms

likeness (image, form)

Translations (87)

ka წარმომადგენლობა (that which represents something else) · tl talilahat (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · el αναπαράσταση (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · gl representación (theatrical performance) · es representación (people who speak on behalf of another in court) · fa نمایش (theatrical performance) · ro reprezentare (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · nl weergave (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · it rappresentazione (theatrical performance) · hi निरूपण (that which represents something else) · fi edustus (politics: ability to elect a representative) · pl reprezentacja (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · it rappresentazione (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · ur نُمائِنْدَگی (that which represents something else) · ro închipuire (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · hu jogi képviselet (people who speak on behalf of another in court) · vi sự đại diện (that which represents something else) · nl weergave (that which represents something else) · ro înfățișare (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · es representación (theatrical performance) · bg изображение (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · cmn 表象 (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · bg образ (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · hu védelem (people who speak on behalf of another in court) · nl afbeelding (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · id representasi (that which represents something else) · nb representasjon (that which represents something else) · it rappresentazione (that which represents something else) · nl afbeelding (that which represents something else) · fa نمایش (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · id representasi (politics: ability to elect a representative) · pt representação (that which represents something else) · bg представителство (politics: ability to elect a representative) · nn representasjon (that which represents something else) · cs představení (theatrical performance) · ja 表象 (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · nl vertegenwoordiging (people who speak on behalf of another in court) · fi edustusoikeus (politics: ability to elect a representative) · ro reprezentare (that which represents something else) · es representación (that which represents something else) · fi mielikuva (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · fa نمایش (that which represents something else) · el παράσταση (theatrical performance) · nl representatie (that which represents something else) · ca representació (that which represents something else) · fi esitys (that which represents something else) · hi निरूपण (mathematics: object that describes an abstract group in terms of linear transformations of vector spaces) · pl reprezentacja (that which represents something else) · cs reprezentace (that which represents something else) · pt representação (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · fi edustus (people who speak on behalf of another in court) · fi esitys (theatrical performance) · es representación (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · id representasi (people who speak on behalf of another in court) · ro reprezentare (theatrical performance) · cs vyobrazení (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · gl representación (that which represents something else) · de Darstellung (that which represents something else) · ka წარმოდგენა (theatrical performance) · fr représentation (theatrical performance) · fi kuvaus (mathematics: object that describes an abstract group in terms of linear transformations of vector spaces) · el αναπαράσταση (that which represents something else) · fi edustaja (people who speak on behalf of another in court) · mr प्रतिनिधित्व (people who speak on behalf of another in court) · hi अभ्यावेदन (statement made to influence opinions) · fi representaatio (that which represents something else) · lld raprejentanza (that which represents something else) · hi प्रतिनिधित्व (people who speak on behalf of another in court) · hu képviselet (politics: ability to elect a representative) · it rappresentanza (politics: ability to elect a representative) · de Verkörperung (that which represents something else) · eo prezento (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · gl representación (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · hu ábrázolás (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · got 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · hu megjelenítés (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · ia representation (that which represents something else) · fr représentation (figure, image or idea that substitutes reality) · ml പ്രതിനിധാനം (that which represents something else) · ur نُمائِنْدَگی (people who speak on behalf of another in court) · pl przedstawienie (theatrical performance) · it rappresentanza (people who speak on behalf of another in court) · hi चित्रण (that which represents something else) · hi नुमाइंदगी (people who speak on behalf of another in court) · ml പ്രാതിനിധ്യം (politics: ability to elect a representative) · bg представяне (that which represents something else) · bg представление (theatrical performance)

representation en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˌɹiː.pɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English presentation English representation From re- + presentation.

Meanings

1. An act of representing, i.e. presenting again.
   • rates of representation to the emergency department

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