REPRESENTATION

n.

7 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.

2.
n.

That which represents. Specifically:

3.
n.

A likeness, a picture, or a model; as, a representation of the human face, or figure, and the like.

4.
n.

A dramatic performance; as, a theatrical representation; a representation of Hamlet.

5.
n.

A description or statement; as, the representation of an historian, of a witness, or an advocate.

6.
n.

The body of those who act as representatives of a community or society; as, the representation of a State in Congress.

7.
n.

The state of being represented.