Definition of "representation" in English

noun

1. That which represents something else.

   • The Venus of Willendorf was an early representation of the female body.

2. The act of representing.

   • We are no longer happy with your representation of our company at trade events.

3. (by extension, uncountable) The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a piece of media, particularly in regards to how such appearances are treated.

4. (law) The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.

   • People who cannot afford representation are eligible for government assistance.

5. (politics) The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.

   • The lack of representation in the British parliament was one of the main factors behind the American Revolution.

6. (mathematics) An action of some algebraic structure (typically a group or algebra, particularly a Lie algebra) on a vector space, such that each element acts by a linear endomorphism.

7. A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.

8. A theatrical performance.

9. A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others

noun

1. (medicine) An act of representing, i.e. presenting again.

   • rates of representation to the emergency department