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   representation

   /ˌrɛprɪz(ɛ)nˈteɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented: "you may qualify for free legal representation"
   • 2. the description or portrayal of someone or something in a particular way: "the representation of women in newspapers" Similar portrayaldepictiondelineationpresentationrenditionrenderingcharacterizationdescription
   • ▪ the depiction of someone or something in a work of art: "Picasso is striving for some absolute representation of reality"
   • ▪ a picture, model, or other depiction 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 an authority, especially so as to communicate an opinion or register a protest: "the Law Society will make representations to the Lord Chancellor"
   • ▪ 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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