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Synonyms of 'representation' in British English

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Synonyms for representation ˌrɛp rɪ zɛnˈteɪ ʃən, -zən- rep·re·sen·ta·tion, this thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word representation ., english synonyms and antonyms rate these synonyms: 3.0 / 2 votes.

representation

A pattern is always, in modern use, that which is to be copied; a model may be either the thing to be copied or the copy that has been made from it; as, the models in the Patent Office. A pattern is commonly superficial; a model is usually in relief. A pattern must be closely followed in its minutest particulars by a faithful copyist; a model may allow a great degree of freedom. A sculptor may idealize his living model ; his workmen must exactly copy in marble or metal the model he has made in clay. Compare EXAMPLE; IDEA; IDEAL.

Synonyms: archetype , copy , design , example , facsimile , image , imitation , model , mold , original , pattern , prototype , standard , type

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representation, mental representation, internal representation noun

a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

Synonyms: theatrical , mental representation , representation , theatrical performance , agency , delegacy , histrionics , internal representation

representation noun

a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something

Synonyms: internal representation , delegacy , theatrical , histrionics , theatrical performance , agency , mental representation

the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf

representation, delegacy, agency noun

the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent

Synonyms: delegacy , government agency , histrionics , federal agency , theatrical performance , commission , deputation , way , mental representation , delegation , theatrical , agency , internal representation , bureau , office , means , representation , mission , authority

a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency

"a Congressional vacancy occurred in the representation from California"

a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract

"the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor"

theatrical performance, theatrical, representation, histrionics noun

a performance of a play

a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting

"certain representations were made concerning police brutality"

the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body

an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent

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Synonyms: exhibition , delineation , show

Synonyms: personation , simulation

Synonyms: description , account , narration , relation , narrative

Synonyms: likeness , semblance , image , portraiture , model

Synonyms: acting for others , supplying another's place

Synonyms: body of delegates or deputies

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List of paraphrases for "representation":

representativeness , portrayal , depiction , représentation , representational , representative , represented , imaged , representativity , representing , representations , rappresentanza , representatives , hospitality , represent , behalf , display , distribution , advocacy , presence

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Tony Shaffer :

I cannot watch things like 'State of Affairs' and 'Homeland,' because after having run real black and clandestine ops, the Hollywood representation is just too ridiculous.

David Binnion :

With the new listed companies, as they look to raise growth capital going forward, they will look at convertible bonds as well as equity to decide what they want to do. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a more diverse sector representation beyond just the developers.

Sam Rapoport :

With women making up just under half of the NFL fanbase, it’s so important for women, at all age ranges, to feel that they belong in football, whether that’s through playing, coaching or fandom, though there’s still work to be done across the league in this space, the clubs that do have programming for women and female fan clubs are showing that representation matters and women are and will continue to be an imperative part of The NFL.

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It went very well, it was encouraging. I think the Trump team recognizes the relevance of the Freedom Caucus, and the influence they have. I think actually, despite some early skepticism by some members, I think the (Freedom Caucus) board received Manafort and his representation of Trump very well.

Nick Saban :

I think all the players on our team who made money in name, image and likeness this year had representation on their own, and all those deals were created on their own based on their brand and what they did. There’s nobody at this institution that had anything to do with any of that.

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Translations for representation, from our multilingual translation dictionary.

• التمثيل Arabic
• representació Catalan, Valencian
• vyobrazení, představení, reprezentace Czech
• Darstellung, Repräsentation German
• παράσταση, αναπαράσταση Greek
• representación Spanish
• esitus Estonian
• نمایش Persian
• représentation French
• representación Galician
• प्रतिनिधित्व Hindi
• ייצוג Hebrew
• vertegenwoordiging, weergave Dutch
• przedstawienie Polish
• representação Portuguese
• înfățișare, închipuire, reprezentare Romanian
• பிரதிநிதித்துவம் Tamil
• sự đại diện Vietnamese

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Definition of representation noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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• 3 representations [ plural ] ( formal ) formal statements made to someone in authority, especially in order to make your opinions known or to protest We have made representations to the mayor but without success.

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representation

[ rep-ri-zen- tey -sh uh n , -z uh n- ]

• the act of representing.
• the state of being represented.
• the expression or designation by some term, character, symbol, or the like.
• action or speech on behalf of a person, group, business house, state, or the like by an agent, deputy, or representative.

to demand representation on a board of directors.

• Government. the state, fact, or right of being represented by delegates having a voice in legislation or government.
• the body or number of representatives, as of a constituency.
• the act of speaking or negotiating on behalf of a state.
• an utterance on behalf of a state.
• presentation to the mind, as of an idea or image.
• a mental image or idea so presented; concept.
• the act of portrayal, picturing, or other rendering in visible form.
• a picture, figure, statue, etc.
• the production or a performance of a play or the like, as on the stage.
• Often representations. a description or statement, as of things true or alleged.
• a statement of facts, reasons, etc., made in appealing or protesting; a protest or remonstrance.

a representation of authority.

/ ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən /

• the act or an instance of representing or the state of being represented
• anything that represents, such as a verbal or pictorial portrait
• anything that is represented, such as an image brought clearly to mind
• the principle by which delegates act for a constituency
• a body of representatives
• contract law a statement of fact made by one party to induce another to enter into a contract
• an instance of acting for another, on his authority, in a particular capacity, such as executor or administrator
• a dramatic production or performance
• often plural a statement of facts, true or alleged, esp one set forth by way of remonstrance or expostulation

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• nonrep·re·sen·tation noun
• over·repre·sen·tation noun
• prerep·re·sen·tation noun
• self-repre·sen·tation noun
• under·repre·sen·tation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of representation 1

Example Sentences

It was a metaphorical statement of giving and withdrawing consent for a show rooted in a literal representation of Coel being assaulted.

The mathematically manipulated results are passed on and augmented through the stages, finally producing an integrated representation of a face.

I hope this list—a representation of the most consequential changes taking places in our world—is similarly useful for you.

“Given the moment we are in, I can only hope our institutions really understand what this failure of representation means to our city,” he said.

The voters don’t want to have an elected city attorney on the, and representation said, that’s fine.

With all that said, representation of each of these respective communities has increased in the new Congress.

As this excellent piece in Mother Jones describes, however, Holsey had outrageously poor representation during his trial.

During that time days, Livvix went through court hearings without legal representation.

What do you think prompted the change in comic book representation of LGBTQ characters?

Barbie is an unrealistic, unhealthy, insulting representation of female appearance.

With less intelligent children traces of this tendency to take pictorial representation for reality may appear as late as four.

As observation widens and grows finer, the first bald representation becomes fuller and more life-like.

The child now aims at constructing a particular linear representation, that of a man, a horse, or what not.

He had heard it hinted that allowing the colonies representation in Parliament would be a simple plan for making taxes legal.

But sufficient can be discerned for the grasping of the idea, which seems to be a representation of the Nativity.

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• represented

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DNA’s nucleotides are often represented by the letters A, T, C and G for adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine.

Still, it represents just 5 percent of all LGBTQ funding in the country.

It represents and defines the center of gravity in the party, even as that center of gravity may shift.

Online court records did not list an attorney representing Sofidiya.

The employees who are positive for the virus represent nearly a third of the workers the union represents at the facility.

Still, for all of this, South Carolina is now represented in the U.S. Senate by Tim Scott, a Republican and an African-American.

Kirill represented the Moscow Patriarchate at the World Council of Churches in the early 1970s.

Vernetta Alston was one of the attorneys who represented McCollum.

Had he been competently represented, the jury might well have failed to concur on a death sentence.

That goes for its contemporary membership roster as well as for the photographers represented in the exhibition.

Life is represented as struggling to free herself from the gross earthly forms that cling to her.

Not suspecting her motive, he represented the hazard of putting so great an affront on the favourite of the Empress.

Impersonation absolutely requires the finest detail of mannerism to be represented in the action.

It is curious to note children's first manifestations of a sense of the pathetic and the comic as represented in art.

He was six feet ten inches in height, and his strength is represented to have been prodigious.

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adjective as in interpreted

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to represented, such as: characterized, defined, described, expressed, pictured, and delineated.

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US House Democrats Voted to Give 'Illegal Immigrants' New Representation in Elections?

Various posts repeated stephen miller's claim that this was "invasion by design.", anna rascouët-paz, published may 10, 2024.

On May 8, 2024, Stephen Miller, former adviser to 2024 U.S. Republican presidential candidate (and former president) Donald Trump, claimed on X that U.S. House Democrats had voted to give Electoral College representation to undocumented immigrants ( archived ):

His post, viewed nearly 61 million times and liked 32,000 times as of this writing, was reshared by X owner Elon Musk, who added an emoji indicating agreement ( archived ):

This post had received 58 million views as of this writing. 

The Gateway Pundit  ( archived ), a far-right online publication known for its amplification of conspiracy theories, added more to the claim (emphasis theirs):

House Democrats on Wednesday night voted unanimously to give illegal aliens – including Joe Biden's  11 million illegal border crossers  – representation in Congress and the Electoral College. Democrats continue to put Americans and American workers in line behind alien invaders.

Many readers appeared to take Miller's post to mean that with the passage of H.R. 7109, Democrats gave "new rights" to undocumented immigrants, and worried about the legality of the move: 

( archived )

Others, contrasting Miller's words with the table he posted, worried that in fact Republicans were responsible for passing H.R. 7109 ( archived ): 

But that phrasing of the claim obfuscated the fact that Democrats unanimously voted against the bill, the wording of which actually removes representation of undocumented immigrants and legal non-citizen residents in the U.S. Census. In other words, they voted to keep existing U.S. Census rules in place, under which those non-citizens were already represented, based on a principle the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed in 2019.

Bill H.R. 7109

On May 8, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on bill H.R. 7109 , sponsored by Rep. Chuck Edwards, a Republican from North Carolina. The bill aimed to add a question to the U.S. Census, which occurs every 10 years, asking respondents whether they are U.S. citizens. Edwards said in a news release on his website that the goal of the bill was "to protect America's democracy and electoral integrity by making sure that only American citizens are counted when apportioning congressional seats and, consequently, Electoral College votes."

As Miller correctly pointed out, the bill passed the House with a vote split along political party lines. Republicans voted unanimously in favor of it, while Democrats voted unanimously against it. The bill was unlikely to pass the U.S. Senate, where Democrats hold a slim majority. The White House also said it "strongly" opposed the bill :

H.R. 7109 would increase the cost of conducting the census and make it more difficult to obtain accurate data. It would also violate the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution, which requires that the number of seats in the House of Representatives "be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State ..."

'Protect Electoral Integrity'?

Every 10 years, the U.S. Census has a constitutional mandate to count residents — as opposed to citizens — in every U.S. state.  Article 1, section 2 of the U.S. Constitution reads (emphasis ours):

Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.

The total number of residents in any given state is what determines the number of representatives in the U.S. House, as well as in the Electoral College. This means that states with the most residents get the most U.S. representatives and the most electors in the Electoral College . For example, the two states with the most electors in 2024 were California, with 54 electors, and Texas, with 40 electors. 

The Republicans' bill would change this, ensuring that the number of representatives and electors is proportional not to the overall population of a state, but to the population of citizens . Democrats voted to maintain the system as it was mandated by the U.S. Constitution. Critics have argued that such a change would cause respondents to feel intimidated, resulting in population undercounting and unreliable data.

Critics also suspect that such a change would tip the electoral balance towards Republicans, allowing them to draw electoral maps in favor of their candidates and hurting the representation of more diverse communities.

It is important to note that, by law, only U.S. citizens are allowed to vote in federal elections.

This is not the first time Republicans attempted to add a citizenship question to the decennial census. In 2019, the  U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration's attempt to change then 2020 census in a 5-4 decision, saying the reasoning behind it was "contrived" (read full decision ). 

Breaking: House Democrats Vote UNANIMOUSLY to Give Illegal Aliens Representation in Congress and the Electoral College | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft . 9 May 2024, https://web.archive.org/web/20240509121941/https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/breaking-house-democrats-vote-unanimously-give-illegal-aliens/.

'Distribution of Electoral Votes'. National Archives , 19 Sept. 2019, https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/allocation.

Edwards, Chuck. Equal Representation Act . H.R. 7109, https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7109.

House of Representatives Passes Edwards' Bill to Only Include U.S. Citizens in Congressional Representation | Congressman Chuck Edwards . 8 May 2024, http://edwards.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-representatives-passes-edwards-bill-only-include-us-citizens.

'READ: Supreme Court Ruling on 2020 Census Citizenship Question | CNN Politics'. CNN , 27 June 2019, https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/27/politics/read-supreme-court-ruling-2020-census-citizenship-case/index.html.

Rep. Fleischmann Votes to Add Citizenship Question to Census and End Counting of Illegal Aliens for Congressional Representation and Electoral College Votes | Congressman Chuck Fleischmann . 8 May 2024, http://fleischmann.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-fleischmann-votes-to-add-citizenship-question-to-census-and-end-counting-of-illegal-aliens-for-congressional-representation-and-electoral-college-votes.

STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY . Executive Office of the President, 6 May 2024, https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SAP-HR7109.pdf.

Sullivan, Ariane de Vogue, Kate. 'Supreme Court Blocks 2020 Census Citizenship Question | CNN Politics'. CNN , 27 June 2019, https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/27/politics/census-supreme-court/index.html.

U.S. Constitution, Article 1 . https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/article-1/.

Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154, and DC 20515-6601 p:225-7000. 'Roll Call 193 Roll Call 193, Bill Number: H. R. 7109, 118th Congress, 2nd Session'. Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives , 8 May 2024, https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024193.

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15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing representation

• proportional representation
• self - representation

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Real Housewives star felt pressure of representation

Between fights, friendships and fame, the life of a Real Housewife can be hectic.

And with The Real Housewives of New York City currently filming season 15, viewers can expect to get a peek into the lives of the Big Apple's rich and famous.

Current star Jessel Taank spoke to BBC Asian Network about her experiences of being the first South Asian cast member on the reality TV show.

"I did feel an immense amount of pressure. It's kind of like all eyes on you," she says.

"I just want to focus on being myself and representing what being Indian means to me."

Jessel says it didn't help that she felt misunderstood by her cast mates.

Her grandparents were born in India, later emigrating to Kenya and then going to London - something she says "was really confusing" for others on the show.

"A lot of the cast mates didn't understand that," she says.

"They were confused as to why I was from Africa or assume that because I'm Indian, I grew up wealthy."

'People assume Indians are reserved'

Jessel says recording the show can be stressful, thanks to the pressure to create drama for viewers.

"We are on a TV show and I think watching women be super-nice to each other isn't really entertaining, right? So you do have to turn the heat up.

"On my show we all have very strong personalities and there can be a massive clash, so there can be tension.

"But obviously we have to elevate and heighten that emotion for television," she says.

With Bravo's Real Housewives franchise being known for cliques and cat fights, Jessel says social media can be a scary place for the cast.

"People forget the show is just a snapshot of our lives," she says.

"For example, on the show I spoke about not coming from a wealthy background. And someone created a fake website that stated I went to one of the most elite girls' schools in London - which was an absolute lie."

Jessel points out that she's worked as a fashion publicist and brand consultant and now runs her own business - something which sets her apart from some previous cast members.

"I think the women that have been featured in some of the other Real Housewife shows do come from generational wealth or married into it, so they can be out of touch with reality.

"But for my show, one of the biggest things that producers wanted was women who are self-made with an exciting career path and an interesting background," she says.

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Despite feeling a sense of pressure as the only South Asian cast member, Jessel thinks it's an important step in the entertainment industry.

"I think the viewers really like the dynamic I have with my husband. Some people assume Indians are very reserved, but we're really open about our relationship."

Jessel says she and her family have received comments about some of the issues she's spoken about in the show.

"How I speak on reproduction and pregnancy struggles and those types of taboo topics that are not really shared publicly and within our community.

"I think a lot of Indian women are particularly afraid to talk about taboo topics openly.

"So the fact that I was doing it and doing it quite openly was hopefully refreshing and helped a lot of people," she says.

Listen to Ankur Desai's show on BBC Asian Network live from 15:00-18:00 Monday to Thursday - or listen back here .