representation
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4.1
- noun
- /ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən/
- Formal
:
representación
- I'm seeking representation.
- minority representation
- proportional representation
- political representation
This is like the classic taxation without representation fight that we're seeing.
- This is like the classic taxation without representation fight that we're seeing.
- It's this huge country and you only have representation from these two coastal cities.
- So I've always told you I want to be a fair representation of the debate that's going on.
- And the boys arguments and the men's under representation is is never discussed.
Examples
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We've learned about the important role of representations of fact in contract law.
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Rhonda Sullivan, the organization's managing attorney, believes that its representation makes a difference.
Academic text (2017) -
It's a lack of representation in traditional media.
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Because the poor do not have representation on K St.
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What kind of representation are they receiving?
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Obviously, having representation is the easiest way to do this.
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Some states still struggle to have school library representation in state departments of education.
Academic text (2015) -
The plaintiffs just had to establish that the prisoners were not receiving representation from the Jefferson County government.
Academic text (2017) -
There appears to be disproportionate representation by gender, race, and ethnicity within these populations.
Academic text (2013) -
The organization works to improve political representation for marginalized communities.
Synonyms
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3.5
A person who speaks or acts for other people in an official way
310
3.8
A group of people chosen to represent others at a meeting
13
3.7
Help from a lawyer in legal matters and in court
3
3.9
A person who can act for someone in legal matters, for example signing papers
2
3.7
A person elected by workers to speak for them in talks with managers
1
6.8
A group of people who represent others and speak for them
Compounds
- Specialized
4
5.3
A way of choosing members of a parliament so parties get seats that match their number of votes
1
4.4
A clear, simple example that helps you see an idea that is hard to imagine
- Specialized
1
6.7
An idea in your mind that stands for something you remember or imagine
- Specialized
A way to show numbers where the decimal point stays in the same place
- Specialized
A way computers write numbers with decimals using a power to show the decimal point position
- Specialized
A computer model's learned pattern that shows important parts of its input used for tasks
- Specialized
A way of writing numbers using symbols and rules like decimal or binary
- Specialized
A way of writing numbers where each digit's value depends on its place
How Representative
- Specialized
4
5.3
- Formal
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4.1
1
6.7
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Representation comes from the Latin parts re- 'again' and praesentare 'to make present', which is also behind representative and present. So political representation is when a person is 'made present' to speak or act for others, standing in for a group.