# die Vertretung

die Vertretung is a German noun meaning “representation”. Forms: der Vertretung, die Vertretungen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Vertretung
- Plural: die Vertretungen

## In other languages

- Русский: представительство

## Meanings

1. representation (the act of representing)
2. agency (that which represents)
3. substitution, deputyship (the act of replacing someone during their absence)
4. substitute, deputy (that which substitutes)
5. representative
   - Sie muss die Vertretung einer erkrankten Kollegin vorübergehend übernehmen.
6. proxy
   - Im "Silicon Valley" haben viele Firmen wie Google, Intel oder Yahoo ihre Vertretungen errichtet.

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