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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
representation
/ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛn.ˈteɪ.ʃən/
noun
speaking or doing something officially for another person
- “This painting is a representation of a storm at sea.”Tatoeba
- “If you are an ethnic writer, you have a burden of representation.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)