<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of representing.</li><li>the state of being represented.</li><li>the expression or designation by some term, character, symbol, or the like.</li><li>action or speech on behalf of a person, group, business house, state, or the like by an agent, deputy, or representative.</li><li>the state or fact of being so represented: to demand representation on a board of directors.</li><li>Government: the state, fact, or right of being represented by delegates having a voice in legislation or government.</li><li>the body or number of representatives, as of a constituency.</li><li>Diplomacy: the act of speaking or negotiating on behalf of a state.</li><li>an utterance on behalf of a state.</li><li>presentation to the mind, as of an idea or image.</li><li>a mental image or idea so presented; concept.</li><li>the act of portrayal, picturing, or other rendering in visible form.</li><li>a picture, figure, statue, etc.</li><li>the production or a performance of a play or the like, as on the stage.</li><li>Often representations: a description or statement, as of things true or alleged.</li><li>a statement of facts, reasons, etc., made in appealing or protesting; a protest or remonstrance.</li><li>Law: an implication or statement of fact to which legal liability may attach if material: a representation of authority.</li></ul>