representation

noun

1. That which represents something else.

   “The Venus of Willendorf was an early representation of the female body.”

2. The act of representing.

   “We are no longer happy with your representation of our company at trade events.”

3. legalThe lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.

   “People who cannot afford representation are eligible for government assistance.”

4. politicsThe ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.

   “The lack of representation in the British parliament was one of the main factors behind the American Revolution.”

5. mathematicsAn object that describes an abstract group in terms of linear transformations of vector spaces; (more formally) a homomorphism from a group on a vector space to the general linear group (group of all bijective linear transformations) on the space.

6. A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.

7. A theatrical performance.

8. A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others

9. medicineAn act of representing, i.e. presenting again.

   “rates of representation to the emergency department”

10. A presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

    Similar: mental representation, internal representation

11. A creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something

12. The act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf

13. The state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent

    Similar: delegacy, agency

14. A body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency

    “a Congressional vacancy occurred in the representation from California”