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representations

Syllables: rep·re·sen·ta·tions/ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃənz/

representations is the plural of representation.

Meaning of representation

Noun

representation (countable and uncountable, plural representations)

  1. That which represents something else.
    • The Venus of Willendorf was an early representation of the female body.
  2. The act of representing.
    • 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. The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
    • People who cannot afford representation are eligible for government assistance.
  5. The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.
    • The lack of representation in the British parliament was one of the main factors behind the American Revolution.
  6. 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.

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Noun

representations pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Formal statements made to an authority to express discontent.
    • The British government has already made representations to the Spanish government concerning this matter.

Phrases with representations

Questions about representations

What does representations mean?
Representations means formal statements made to an authority to express discontent.
What is representations the plural of?
Representations is the plural of representation.
What part of speech is representations?
Representations is a noun.
How do you pronounce representations?
Representations is pronounced /ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃənz/.

Words near representations in the dictionary

  1. representationism
  2. representationist
  3. representationists
  4. representationless
  5. representationlessness
  6. representations
  7. representative
  8. representative action
  9. representative actions
  10. representative democracies
  11. representative democracy

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