Definition of representation

• n. - The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.
• n. - That which represents.
• n. - A likeness, a picture, or a model; as, a representation of the human face, or figure, and the like.
• n. - A dramatic performance; as, a theatrical representation; a representation of Hamlet.
• n. - A description or statement; as, the representation of an historian, of a witness, or an advocate.
• n. - The body of those who act as representatives of a community or society; as, the representation of a State in Congress.
• n. - Any collateral statement of fact, made orally or in writing, by which an estimate of the risk is affected, or either party is influenced.
• n. - The state of being represented.