Chinese censors have long targeted representations of Winnie the Pooh - created by British author A.A. Milne - over internet memes that compare the fictional bear to China's president. We are no longer happy with your representation of our company at trade events.
The meaning of REPRESENTATION is someone or something that represents. How to use representation in a sentence.
Idiom make representations/a representation to someone/something (Definition of representation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
If a group or person has representation in a parliament or on a committee, someone in the parliament or on the committee supports them and makes decisions on their behalf.
Definition of representation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Representation (psychology) (also "mental representation" or "cognitive representation"), a hypothetical 'internal' cognitive symbol that represents external reality
There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun representation, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Representation comes from the Latin repraesentare meaning "bring before, exhibit." A representation is an exhibit, whether it comes in the form of legal guidance or in the form of artistic expression. The act of representation has to do with replacing or acting on behalf of an original.