to represent

Examples

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• It's nice that you can speak out and represent the people without a voice.

• The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent the views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education.

  Academic text (2012)

• But also they represent everything most of us in this country stand against.

• Is there something new about depression itself, or does this represent a problem inherent in modern Western society?

  Academic text (2002)

• These laws don't represent the people and the views of Northern Ireland.

• Protests in Nigeria and the Middle East are represented with a theme of burning the American flag.

  Blog text (22)

• And, you know, these people, these evil people, they don't represent Islam and Muslims.

• Controversies like this may represent the next wave of religious right legal activism.

  Academic text (2009)

• Rock 'n' roll was considered a real sellout music for a lot of folk fans... and Like a Rolling Stone seemed like the direct slap in the face... to everything that topical songs represented.

  No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)

• FENOC and FEINE complained that CONAIE was excluding their leadership and therefore not representing the different indigenous constituents.

  Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

D

to demonstrate

vsto represent

44 3.2

Join a public protest to show strong opposition

points out or draws attention without joining public marches

P

to protest

vsto represent

14 2.8

To say firmly that you are not guilty

aims to draw attention or highlight an issue rather than only assert it

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

How Strong

to protest

383 3.2

to represent

1 4.4

to emphasize

• US

321 3.7

to draw attention

152 2.5

to point out

∞ 1.8

to mention

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology