representation

[ rep-ri-zen-tey-shuh n, -zuh n- ]

/ ˌrɛp rɪ zɛnˈteɪ ʃən, -zən- /

noun

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

1375–1425; late Middle English representacion < Latin repraesentātiōn- (stem of repraesentātiō), equivalent to repraesentāt(us) (past participle of repraesentāre to represent) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER 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

Words nearby representation

repr., reprehend, reprehensible, reprehension, represent, representation, representational, representationalism, representative, representatives, repress

Example sentences from the Web for non-representation

About non-representation, that was wrong and the Americans were partly justified in struggling against it.

Ande Trembath |Matthew Stanley Kemp

British Dictionary definitions for non-representation

representation

/ (ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən) /

noun

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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representation

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