1 to speak or act in behalf of: “You have been chosen to represent our association at the conference.”
vertegenwoordigen

2 to be a sign, symbol, picture etc of: “In this play, the man in black represents Death and the young girl Life.”
voorstellen

3 to be a good example of; to show or illustrate: “What he said represents the feelings of many people.”
weergeven

'represen'tation (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

1 the act of representing or the state of being represented.
vertegenwoordiging, weergave

2 a person or thing that represents: “These primitive statues are intended as representations of gods and goddesses.”
voorstelling

3 (often in plural) a strong appeal, demand or protest.
protest, vertoog

'repre'sentative (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

1 being a good example (of something); typical: “We need opinions from a representative sample of people”
representatief

2 carried on by elected people: “representative government.”
vertegenwoordigend

1 (alsoreprep) a person who represents a business; a travelling salesman: “Our representative will call on you this afternoon.”
vertegenwoordiger

2 a person who represents a person or group of people: “A Member of Parliament is the representative of the people in his constituency.”
vertegenwoordiger
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to represent	representeren (ww.) ; uitbeelden (ww.) ; verbeelden (ww.) ; verpersonificeren (ww.) ; vertegenwoordigen (ww.) ; vertolken (ww.) ; voordragen (ww.) ; voorstellen (ww.) ; weergeven (ww.)
represent	afbeelden ; staan voor ; verbeeld ; verzinnelijken

Bronnen: interglot; Vlietstra; Wakefield genealogy pages; MWB




EN: be a sign of
EN: be a symbol of
EN: correspond to
EN: denote
EN: embody
EN: epitomize
EN: imply
EN: indicate
EN: interpret
EN: mean