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German
Etymology
From vertreten + -ung.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fərˈtreːtʊŋ/, /fɛr-/, , ,
- Hyphenation: Ver‧tre‧tung
Noun
Vertretung f (genitive Vertretung, plural Vertretungen)
- representation (the act of representing)
- agency (that which represents)
- substitution, deputyship (the act of replacing someone during their absence)
- substitute, deputy (that which substitutes)
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