Dictionary

representation

Etymology 1

From Late Middle English representacioun, from Old French representacion, from Latin repraesentātiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

representation

That which represents something else.
The Venus of Willendorf was an early representation of the female body.
The act of representing.
We are no longer happy with your representation of our company at trade events.
(legal) The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
People who cannot afford representation are eligible for government assistance.
(politics) The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.
The lack of representation in the British parliament was one of the main factors behind the American Revolution.
(mathematics) An action of some algebraic structure (typically a group or algebra, particularly a Lie algebra) on a vector space, such that each element acts by a linear endomorphism.
A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
A theatrical performance.
A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others