representation

representation: noun

1 sth that shows/describes sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ accurate, faithful, good, true

▪ inaccurate

▪ simplified

▪ stereotypical

▪ diagrammatic, graphic, graphical, photographic, pictorial, schematic, visual

▪ two-dimensional, etc.

▪ written

▪ the written representation of a spoken text

▪ artistic, cinematic, fictional, literary

▪ artistic representations of the parent/child relationship

▪ media

▪ contemporary media representations of youth

▪ abstract, symbolic

▪ literal, realistic

▪ a realistic cinematic representation of the Depression

VERB + REPRESENTATION

▪ create, generate, produce

▪ There are many ways of generating a two-dimensional representation of an object.

▪ offer, present

▪ The film offers a realistic representation of life in rural Spain.

▪ show

▪ a book showing graphic representations of the periodic table

PHRASES

▪ a form of representation, a means of representation

2 having representatives to speak/vote for you

ADJECTIVE

▪ broad, large

▪ The task force had broad representation with members drawn from different departments.

▪ increased

▪ strong

▪ effective

▪ adequate

▪ balanced, equal, fair

▪ disproportionate

▪ direct

▪ direct representation in Parliament

▪ democratic, proportional

▪ collective

▪ Textile workers wanted collective representation.

▪ parliamentary, political

▪ black, female, minority

▪ legal

▪ diplomatic

▪ union

▪ employee

VERB + REPRESENTATION

▪ have

▪ They had a strong representation in government.

▪ be entitled to

▪ Whether guilty or innocent, we are still entitled to legal representation.

▪ achieve, secure, win

▪ All parties won representation in the national assembly.

▪ ensure, guarantee

▪ He claims that their electoral system ensures fair representation of all parties.

▪ increase

▪ The party has increased its representation in Parliament.

▪ reduce

▪ allow sb, provide (sb with)

▪ The accused was not allowed legal representation.

▪ seek

▪ workers that seek union representation

▪ Sanchez is now seeking legal representation.

▪ get, obtain

PREPOSITION

▪ representation by

▪ representation by a lawyer

▪ representation for

▪ representation for employees

▪ representation from

▪ representation from all parties

▪ representation on

▪ shareholder representation on the boards of directors

PHRASES

▪ a system of representation

3 representations (formal, esp. BrE) formal statements

ADJECTIVE

▪ false

▪ oral, written

VERB + REPRESENTATIONS

▪ make

▪ receive

PREPOSITION

▪ representation to

▪ They may make representations to government on matters affecting their organization.

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représentation — [ r(ə)prezɑ̃tasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1250; lat. repræsentatio, de repræsentare I ♦ Action de mettre devant les yeux ou devant l esprit de qqn. 1 ♦ Vx ou dr. Production, présentation. Représentation d acte (pouvant servir de titre ou de preuve). ⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Representation — Représentation Pour les articles homonymes, voir représentation (homonymie). La représentation désigne étymologiquement l « Action de replacer devant les yeux de quelqu un ». [1] Cette notion d origine latine garde tout son sens… … Wikipédia en Français
representation — rep‧re‧sen‧ta‧tion [ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʆn] noun 1. [uncountable] when someone else speaks for you: • There has been a decline in union representation in the auto industry. ˌboard represenˈtation when the heads of particular departments or groups… … Financial and business terms
representation — rep·re·sen·ta·tion n 1: one that represents: as a: a statement or account made to influence opinion or action compare warranty 3 b: an incidental or collateral statement of fact on the faith of which a contract is entered into the contract of… … Law dictionary
representation — Representation. s. f. v. Exhibition, exposition devant les yeux. Il intervint un Arrest qui ordonnoit la representation des titres, la representation des titres en original. on le mit la garde d un Huissier qu on chargea de la representation de… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Representation — can refer to:* Representation (politics), one s ability to influence the political process * Representative democracy * Representation (arts), the depiction and ethical concerns of construction in visual arts and literature. * Representation… … Wikipedia
Representation — Rep re*sen*ta tion ( z?n t? sh?n), n. [F. repr?sentation, L. representatio.] 1. The act of representing, in any sense of the verb. [1913 Webster] 2. That which represents. Specifically: (a) A likeness, a picture, or a model; as, a representation… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
representation — refers to the way in which images and texts reconstruct, rather than reflect, the original sources they represent. Thus a painting, photograph, or written text about a tree is never an actual tree, but the reconstruction of what it seemed to be… … Dictionary of sociology
representation — Representation, Repraesentatio. Representation de quelque chose, Idolum idoli. Representation et imitation de la personne d autruy, Hypocrisis. La representation d une farce, Actio fabulae. Belle representation et apparence de maison, Dignitas… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
representation — représentation фр. [рэпрэзантасьо/н] representation англ. [рэпризэнте/йшн] 1) изображение 2) представление (театральное) … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
représentation — фр. [рэпрэзантасьо/н] representation англ. [рэпризэнте/йшн] 1) изображение 2) представление (театральное) … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

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