English-German translations for representation

• Abbildung die
  Es ist die vielleicht spiegelbildliche Abbildung des Symbols. It is perhaps the inverse representation of the symbol.
• Darstellung die
  So kann man also nicht behaupten, jede Darstellung von Kindern, die an "sexuellen Handlungen " beteiligt sind, sei strafbar. Therefore one cannot state than any representation of children showing 'sexual behaviour' is reprehensible.
  Aber wenigstens ist er ein gewählter Politiker, im Gegensatz zu Baronin Cathy Asthon, die eine wahre Darstellung der modernen politischen Klasse ist. But at least he is an elected politician, unlike Baroness Cathy Ashton, who really is the true representation of the modern-day political class.
  Darum hege ich gewisse Bedenken gegen eine zu optimistische Darstellung einer Situation, die man einfach so sehen muß, wie sie ist. I therefore have certain reservations about an over-optimistic representation of a situation which must simply be seen as it is.
• Repräsentation die
  Auch die Repräsentation dieses Hauses ist seine Stärke. The strength of this House also lies in its representation.
  Die wirksame und kohärente Repräsentation des Euroraums in dieser Frage ist von grundlegender Bedeutung. The effective and coherent representation of the Eurozone in this way is crucial.
  Nein, es ist die Repräsentation von Wählerinnen und Wählern und sonst nichts. No, it is the representation of the electors and nothing more.

Definition of representation

• That which represents something else
• The act of representing
• The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court
• The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government
• An object that describes an abstract group in terms of linear transformations of vector spaces; a homomorphism from a group on a vector space to the general linear group on the space
• A theatrical performance

Examples

• The [[w:Venus of Willendorf
• Venus of Willendorf]] was an early representation of the female body
• We are no longer happy with your representation of our company at trade events.
• People who cannot afford representation are eligible for government assistance
• The lack of representation in the British parliament was one of the main factors behind the American Revolution

Related words

• representative
• representativeness
• overrepresentation
• representations
• misrepresentation
• nonrepresentational
• representational
• representable
• representationally