'Representation' definitions:
Definition of 'representation'
(from WordNet)
noun
A presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image [syn: representation, mental representation, internal representation]
noun
A creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
noun
The act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
noun
The state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent [syn: representation, delegacy, agency]
noun
A body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency; "a Congressional vacancy occurred in the representation from California"
noun
A factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract; "the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor"
noun
noun
A statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting; "certain representations were made concerning police brutality"
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The right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body
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An activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
Definition of 'Representation'
From: GCIDE
- Representation \Rep`re*sen*ta"tion\ (-z?n-t?"sh?n), n. [F. repr?sentation, L. representatio.]
- 1. The act of representing, in any sense of the verb. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which represents. Specifically: (a) A likeness, a picture, or a model; as, a representation of the human face, or figure, and the like. (b) A dramatic performance; as, a theatrical representation; a representation of Hamlet. (c) A description or statement; as, the representation of an historian, of a witness, or an advocate. (d) The body of those who act as representatives of a community or society; as, the representation of a State in Congress. (e) (Insurance Law) Any collateral statement of fact, made orally or in writing, by which an estimate of the risk is affected, or either party is influenced. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The state of being represented. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Description; show; delineaton; portraiture; likeness; resemblance; exhibition; sight. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'representation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstract,
- abstraction,
- account,
- acting,
- affectation,
- agency,
- altarpiece,
- appearance,
- apprehension,
- assertion,
- attitudinizing,
- Australian ballot,
- aye,
- badge,
- ballot,
- banner,
- bar,
- block print,
- bluff,
- bluffing,
- buffoonery,
- burlesque,
- business,
- bust,
- cameo,
- canvass,
- canvassing,
- casting vote,
- catalog,
- cataloging,
- certified copy,
- change,
- character,
- character sketch,
- characteristic,
- characterization,
- cheating,
- clone,
- collage,
- color,
- color print,
- coloring,
- commutation,
- conceit,
- concept,
- conception,
- copy,
- cosmorama,
- counsel,
- counterfeit,
- counterpart,
- counting heads,
- cross section,
- cumulative voting,
- cyclorama,
- daub,
- deception,
- deciding vote,
- declaration,
- delegation,
- delineation,
- delusion,
- demonstration,
- depiction,
- deposition,
- deputation,
- deputyship,
- description,
- details,
- device,
- differentia,
- diorama,
- diptych,
- disguise,
- displacement,
- display,
- dissemblance,
- dissembling,
- dissimulation,
- ditto,
- division,
- double,
- dummy,
- dupe,
- duplicate,
- duplication,
- earmark,
- ectype,
- effigy,
- embodiment,
- enactment,
- enfranchisement,
- engraving,
- evocation,
- example,
- exchange,
- exemplification,
- exhibit,
- exhibition,
- exponent,
- exposition,
- exposure,
- facade,
- face,
- facsimile,
- fagot vote,
- fair copy,
- faithful copy,
- fake,
- fakery,
- faking,
- false air,
- false front,
- false show,
- falsity,
- fancy,
- feigning,
- feint,
- figure,
- figurine,
- forgery,
- four-flushing,
- franchise,
- fraud,
- fresco,
- front,
- gag,
- georama,
- gilt,
- gloss,
- graphic account,
- graveyard vote,
- hallmark,
- ham,
- hammy acting,
- hand vote,
- Hare system,
- head,
- hoke,
- hokum,
- humbug,
- humbuggery,
- icon,
- idea,
- idiosyncrasy,
- illumination,
- illustration,
- image,
- imagery,
- imago,
- imitation,
- impersonation,
- imposture,
- impression,
- index,
- indicant,
- indicator,
- insignia,
- intellectual object,
- itemization,
- keynote,
- knockoff,
- legal profession,
- light show,
- likeness,
- limning,
- list system,
- manifestation,
- mark,
- masquerade,
- measure,
- memory-trace,
- mental image,
- mental impression,
- meretriciousness,
- mimesis,
- mimicking,
- mimicry,
- miming,
- miniature,
- mock-up,
- model,
- montage,
- mosaic,
- mummery,
- mural,
- myriorama,
- nay,
- no,
- nontransferable vote,
- note,
- notion,
- observation,
- opening,
- opinion,
- ostentation,
- outward show,
- overacting,
- pageant,
- pageantry,
- panorama,
- pantomiming,
- parade,
- paraphrase,
- parody,
- particularization,
- pasticcio,
- pastiche,
- patter,
- peculiarity,
- perception,
- performance,
- performing,
- personation,
- phantasmagoria,
- phony,
- photograph,
- picture,
- playacting,
- playing,
- pleading,
- plebiscite,
- plebiscitum,
- plumper,
- plural vote,
- poll,
- polling,
- pomp,
- portrait,
- portraiture,
- portrayal,
- pose,
- posing,
- posture,
- power of attorney,
- preferential voting,
- presentation,
- presentment,
- pretense,
- pretension,
- pretext,
- print,
- production,
- profile,
- projection,
- property,
- proportional representation,
- proxy,
- psychedelic show,
- quadruplicate,
- quid pro quo,
- recept,
- record vote,
- referendum,
- reflection,
- rendering,
- rendition,
- repetition,
- replacement,
- replica,
- replication,
- representative,
- reproduction,
- resemblance,
- retrospective,
- right to vote,
- rising vote,
- say,
- seal,
- seeming,
- semblance,
- sentiment,
- sham,
- shifting scene,
- show,
- show of hands,
- showing,
- sight,
- sigil,
- sign,
- signal,
- signature,
- similitude,
- simulacrum,
- simulation,
- single vote,
- sketch,
- slapstick,
- snap vote,
- specification,
- specimen,
- speciousness,
- spectacle,
- stage business,
- stage directions,
- stage presence,
- stage show,
- stained glass window,
- stamp,
- statement,
- statue,
- statuette,
- stencil,
- still life,
- straw vote,
- stunt,
- subrogation,
- substitution,
- suffrage,
- supersedence,
- superseding,
- supersedure,
- supersession,
- supplantation,
- supplanting,
- supplantment,
- supposition,
- sure sign,
- switch,
- symptom,
- tableau,
- tableau vivant,
- taking a role,
- tapestry,
- telltale sign,
- theory,
- thought,
- tit for tat,
- trait,
- transferable vote,
- travesty,
- triplicate,
- triptych,
- type,
- typification,
- undertaking,
- unfolding,
- unfoldment,
- unveiling,
- varnish,
- varnishing day,
- vernissage,
- version,
- vicariousness,
- vignette,
- viva voce,
- vivid description,
- voice,
- voice vote,
- vote,
- voting,
- voting right,
- wall painting,
- window dressing,
- word painting,
- write-in,
- write-in vote,
- yea,
- yeas and nays,
- yes
Words containing 'Representation'
- Representable,
- Representance,
- Representant,
- Representer,
- Representment,
- representational,
- concrete representation,
- internal representation,
- legal representation,
- mental representation,
- pictorial representation,
- proportional representation,
- representational process,
- symbolic representation,
- number representation system,
- positional representation system,
- fixed-point representation system,
- floating-point representation system