representation
the act of representing.
the state of being represented.
the expression or designation by some term, character, symbol, or the like.
action or speech on behalf of a person, group, business house, state, or the like by an agent, deputy, or representative.
the state or fact of being so represented: to demand representation on a board of directors.
Government. the state, fact, or right of being represented by delegates having a voice in legislation or government.
the body or number of representatives, as of a constituency.
Diplomacy.
the act of speaking or negotiating on behalf of a state.
an utterance on behalf of a state.
presentation to the mind, as of an idea or image.
a mental image or idea so presented; concept.
the act of portrayal, picturing, or other rendering in visible form.
a picture, figure, statue, etc.
the production or a performance of a play or the like, as on the stage.
Often representations. a description or statement, as of things true or alleged.
a statement of facts, reasons, etc., made in appealing or protesting; a protest or remonstrance.
Law. an implication or statement of fact to which legal liability may attach if material: a representation of authority.
Origin of representation
1Other words from representation
- non·rep·re·sen·ta·tion, noun
- o·ver·rep·re·sen·ta·tion, noun
- pre·rep·re·sen·ta·tion, noun
- self-rep·re·sen·ta·tion, noun
- un·der·rep·re·sen·ta·tion, noun
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How to use representation in a sentence
In contrast to past beliefs, repetition may reduce the fidelity of memory representations.
Repetition Doesn’t Work: Better Ways to Train Your Memory | Gregory Ferenstein | July 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are videos and performances that often deal with representations of the human body through repetitive tasks.
Though Rodin may well have known his models, they remain nameless representations of “a” body.
It was the moment she attributes to letting go of body representations present in her early works from the Eighties and Nineties.
And Seguin plays one of the more anti-Semitic representations.
Chaz Bono’s ‘Independence Day’: Strippers, Racism & More Crazy Moments | Anna Klassen | June 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
This tendency to take art-representations for realities reappears even in the mental attitude of a child towards his stories.
Children's Ways | James SullyA principal is liable for the statements and representations of his agent that have been expressly authorized.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesBefore issuing the order the Board consented to hear any representations which the railways desired to make.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThe two terms, therefore, manifestly stand connected with the representations given of a covenant state.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamBy them are applied such representations to each of the dispensations—both to the former dispensations, and to the last of them.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John Cunningham
British Dictionary definitions for representation
/ (ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən) /
the act or an instance of representing or the state of being represented
anything that represents, such as a verbal or pictorial portrait
anything that is represented, such as an image brought clearly to mind
the principle by which delegates act for a constituency
a body of representatives
contract law a statement of fact made by one party to induce another to enter into a contract
an instance of acting for another, on his authority, in a particular capacity, such as executor or administrator
a dramatic production or performance
(often plural) a statement of facts, true or alleged, esp one set forth by way of remonstrance or expostulation
linguistics an analysis of a word, sentence, etc, into its constituents: phonetic representation
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