representation

[rep-ri-zen-tey-shuh n, -zuh n-] /ˌrɛp rɪ zɛnˈteɪ ʃən, -zən-/
noun
1.
the act of representing.
2.
the state of being represented.
3.
the expression or designation by some term, character, symbol, or the like.
4.
action or speech on behalf of a person, group, business house, state, or the like by an agent, deputy, or representative.
5.
the state or fact of being so represented:
to demand representation on a board of directors.
6.
Government. the state, fact, or right of being represented by delegates having a voice in legislation or government.
7.
the body or number of representatives, as of a constituency.
8.
Diplomacy.
  1. the act of speaking or negotiating on behalf of a state.
  2. an utterance on behalf of a state.
9.
presentation to the mind, as of an idea or image.
10.
a mental image or idea so presented; concept.
11.
the act of portrayal, picturing, or other rendering in visible form.
12.
a picture, figure, statue, etc.
13.
the production or a performance of a play or the like, as on the stage.
14.
Often, representations. a description or statement, as of things true or alleged.
15.
a statement of facts, reasons, etc., made in appealing or protesting; a protest or remonstrance.
16.
Law. an implication or statement of fact to which legal liability may attach if material:
a representation of authority.
Origin
1375-1425; late Middle English representacion < Latin repraesentātiōn- (stem of repraesentātiō), equivalent to repraesentāt(us) (past participle of repraesentāre to represent) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
nonrepresentation, noun
overrepresentation, noun
prerepresentation, noun
self-representation, noun
underrepresentation, noun
Examples from the web for representation
  • The poor need representation in court and thousands of law school graduates need work.
  • Models draw their strength from selective representation.
  • It might be useful to have a public dialog about the relative merits of direct democracy versus representation.
  • It also gave me a great visual representation of why it takes about two months to climb this mountain.
  • We could easily have decreed that one do math in your representation but it wouldn't have changed the above.
  • There were a couple of issues with my previous calculation of the best fractional representation of pi.
  • Denying indigent asylum seekers court-appointed legal representation has ended up costing the taxpayer more, not less.
  • The adequacy of representation was one of the key points.
  • Neither state should try and shape the will or representation of the other but accepted it as a given.
  • There wouldn't have been any reason to publish it, even by the standard means of an artist's representation.
British Dictionary definitions for representation

representation

/ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən/
noun
1.
the act or an instance of representing or the state of being represented
2.
anything that represents, such as a verbal or pictorial portrait
3.
anything that is represented, such as an image brought clearly to mind
4.
the principle by which delegates act for a constituency
5.
a body of representatives
6.
(contract law) a statement of fact made by one party to induce another to enter into a contract
7.
an instance of acting for another, on his authority, in a particular capacity, such as executor or administrator
8.
a dramatic production or performance
9.
(often pl) a statement of facts, true or alleged, esp one set forth by way of remonstrance or expostulation
10.
(linguistics) an analysis of a word, sentence, etc, into its constituents: phonetic representation
Word Origin and History for representation
n.

c.1400, "image, likeness," from Old French representacion (14c.) and directly from Latin representationem (nominative representatio), noun of action from past participle stem of repraesentare (see represent). Meaning "statement made in regard to some matter" is from 1670s. Legislative sense first attested 1769.