- [uncountable, countable] the act of presenting somebody/something in a particular way; something that shows or describes something synonym portrayal
- the negative representation of single mothers in the media
- The snake swallowing its tail is a representation of infinity.
Extra Examples- The film offers a realistic representation of life in rural Spain.
- There are many ways of generating a two-dimensional representation of an object.
- a book showing graphic representations of the periodic table
- a realistic cinematic representation of the Depression
- artistic representations of the parent/child relationship
- contemporary media representations of youth
- the written representation of a spoken text
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- faithful
- good
- …
- create
- generate
- produce
- …
- a form of representation
- a means of representation
- [uncountable] the fact of having representatives who will speak or vote for you or act in your place
- The green movement lacks effective representation in Parliament.
- The accused was not allowed legal representation.
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec1, People in societyc1- workers that seek union representation
- shareholder representation on the boards of directors
- representation from all parties
- representation for employees
- representation by a lawyer
- direct representation in Parliament
- Whether guilty or innocent, we are still entitled to legal representation.
- They had a strong representation in government.
- The task force had broad representation with members drawn from different departments.
- The party has increased its representation in Parliament.
- Textile workers wanted collective representation.
- He claims that their electoral system ensures fair representation of all parties.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- large
- increased
- …
- have
- be entitled to
- achieve
- …
- representation by
- representation for
- representation from
- …
- a system of representation
- representations[plural] (especially British English, formal) formal statements made to somebody in authority, especially in order to make your opinions known or to protest
- We have made representations to the prime minister, but without success.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- false
- oral
- written
- …
- make
- receive
- representation to
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘image, likeness’): from Old French representation or Latin repraesentatio(n-), from repraesentare ‘bring before, exhibit’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + praesentare ‘to present’.
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