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.
3. The state of being represented.
Syn. — Description; show; delineaton; portraiture; likeness; resemblance; exhibition; sight.
RE-PRESENTATION
Re-pres`en*ta"tion (r-prez`n-t"shn), n. Etym: [See Re-present.]
Defn: The act of re-presenting, or the state of being presented again; a new presentation; as, re-presentation of facts previously stated.
REPRESENTATIONARY
Rep`re*sen*ta"tion*a*ry (rp`r—zn-t"shn—r), a.
Defn: Implying representation; representative. [R.]
REPRESENTATIVE
Rep`re*sent"a*tive (-znt`-tv), a. Etym: [Cf. F. repr.]
1. Fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude.
2. Bearing the character or power of another; acting for another or others; as, a council representative of the people. Swift.