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   rep·re·sen·ta·tion

   /ˌreprəˌzenˈtāSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented: "asylum-seekers should be guaranteed good legal advice and representation"
   • 2. the description or portrayal of someone or something in a particular way or as being of a certain nature: "the representation of women in newspapers" Similar portrayaldepictiondelineationpresentationrenditionrenderingcharacterizationdescription
   • ▪ the depiction of someone or something in a picture or other work of art: "Picasso is striving for some absolute representation of reality"
   • ▪ a thing, especially a picture or model, that depicts a likeness or reproduction of someone or something: "a striking representation of a vase of flowers" Similar likenesspaintingdrawingpictureportraitillustrationsketchdiagramartist's impressionimagemodelfigurefigurinestatuestatuettebustheadeffigyiconsimulacrumreproduction
   • ▪ (in some theories of perception) a mental state or concept regarded as corresponding to a thing perceived.
   • 3. formal statements made to a higher authority, especially so as to communicate an opinion or register a protest: "they took legal advice and made representations to the prosecutors"
   • ▪ a statement or allegation: "any buyer was relying on a representation that the tapes were genuine" Similar statementdepositionallegationclaimdeclarationaccountexpositionreportargumentprotestationremonstranceexpostulation

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘image, likeness’): from Old French representation or Latin repraesentatio(n-), from repraesentare ‘bring before, exhibit’ (see represent).

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