Representation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun ▼
- a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
- the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
- the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent (syn: agency, delegacy)
- a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency
- a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract
- a performance of a play (syn: histrionics, theatrical)
- the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body
- an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
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Examples
Each state has equal representation in the Senate.
The letters of the alphabet are representations of sounds.
Our ambassador made representations to their government.
Minority groups need more effective parliamentary representation.
There has been a decline in union representation in the auto industry.
The clock in the painting is a symbolic representation of the passage of time.
She received praise for her effective representation of Garcia during the trial.
A group of students made representations to the college about the poor standard of the accommodation.
a Congressional vacancy occurred in the representation from California
the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor
certain representations were made concerning police brutality
...taxation without representation proved to be the yeast of rebellion...
Network, a schematic representation of events and activities which shows their interrelationships.
a simple graphical representation of the problem
the multiplicative tendency of proportional representation
Word forms
singular: representation
plural: representations