representational

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

/ ˌrɛp rɪ zɛnˌteɪ ʃə nl, -zən- /

of or relating to representation.

representing or depicting an object in a recognizable manner: representational art.

Origin of representational

First recorded in 1850–55; representation + -al¹

un·rep·re·sen·ta·tion·al, adjective

The idea of placing atop this perfect thing a big granite planith surmounted by a representational bronze ... ugh.

Proposed Orwell Statue Faces Orwellian Politics at BBC |David Frum |August 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In fact, when used correctly (i.e., by the Democrats), the filibuster can help right this representational wrong.

The Liberal Case for Stonewalling |Samuel P. Jacobs |January 5, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Voit documents a perceptual anomaly and allows it to trick us—or not—without any representational manipulation.

This Is Not a Tree |Philip Gefter |January 7, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
His books are neither documentary nor representational; his characters are symbols of human desires and motives.

Chivalry |James Branch Cabell

To justify our presence there the only thing demanded of us is that we shall have felt the representational impulse.

Personality in Literature |Rolfe Arnold Scott-James
On the functional theory of ideas, their value does not rest at all upon their representational nature.

Studies in Logical Theory |John Dewey

representational

/ (ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃənəl) /

fine arts depicting or attempting to depict objects, scenes, figures, etc, directly as seen; naturalistic

of or relating to representation