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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Representation \Rep're*sen*ta"tion\ (-z?n-t?"sh?n), noun [F. repr?sentation, L. representatio.]
1. The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Re-presentation \Re-pres'en*ta"tion\ (r?-prez'?n-t?"sh?n), noun [See {Re-present}.] The act of re-presenting, or the state of being presented again; a new presentation; as, re-presentation of facts previously stated.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
representation
noun
1: a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image [syn: {mental representation}, {internal representation}]
2: a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
3: the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
4: the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent [syn: {delegacy}, {agency}]
5: a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency; "a Congressional vacancy occurred in the representation from California"
6: a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract; "the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor"
7: a performance of play [syn: {theatrical performance}, {theatrical}, {histrionics}]
8: a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting; "certain representations were made concerning police brutality"
9: the right of being representated by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body
10: an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
360 Moby Thesaurus words for "representation": Australian ballot, Hare system, abstract, abstraction, account, acting, affectation, agency, altarpiece, appearance, apprehension, assertion, attitudinizing, aye, badge, ballot, banner, bar, block print, bluff, bluffing, buffoonery, burlesque, business, bust, cameo, canvass, canvassing, casting vote, catalog, cataloging, certified copy, change, character, character sketch, characteristic, characterization, cheating, clone, collage, color, color print, coloring, commutation, conceit, concept, conception, copy, cosmorama, counsel, counterfeit, counterpart, counting heads, cross section, cumulative voting, cyclorama, daub, deception, deciding vote, declaration, delegation, delineation, delusion, demonstration, depiction, deposition, deputation, deputyship, description, details, device, differentia, diorama, diptych, disguise, displacement, display, dissemblance, dissembling, dissimulation, ditto, division, double, dummy, dupe, duplicate, duplication, earmark, ectype, effigy, embodiment, enactment, enfranchisement, engraving, evocation, example, exchange, exemplification, exhibit, exhibition, exponent, exposition, exposure, facade, face, facsimile, fagot vote, fair copy, faithful copy, fake, fakery, faking, false air, false front, false show, falsity, fancy, feigning, feint, figure, figurine, forgery, four-flushing, franchise, fraud, fresco, front, gag, georama, gilt, gloss, graphic account, graveyard vote, hallmark, ham, hammy acting, hand vote, head, hoke, hokum, humbug, humbuggery, icon, idea, idiosyncrasy, illumination, illustration, image, imagery, imago, imitation, impersonation, imposture, impression, index, indicant, indicator, insignia, intellectual object, itemization, keynote, knockoff, legal profession, light show, likeness, limning, list system, manifestation, mark, masquerade, measure, memory-trace, mental image, mental impression, meretriciousness, mimesis, mimicking, mimicry, miming, miniature, mock-up, model, montage, mosaic, mummery, mural, myriorama, nay, no, nontransferable vote, note, notion, observation, opening, opinion, ostentation, outward show, overacting, pageant, pageantry, panorama, pantomiming, parade, paraphrase, parody, particularization, pasticcio, pastiche, patter, peculiarity, perception, performance, performing, personation, phantasmagoria, phony, photograph, picture, playacting, playing, pleading, plebiscite, plebiscitum, plumper, plural vote, poll, polling, pomp, portrait, portraiture, portrayal, pose, posing, posture, power of attorney, preferential voting, presentation, presentment, pretense, pretension, pretext, print, production, profile, projection, property, proportional representation, proxy, psychedelic show, quadruplicate, quid pro quo, recept, record vote, referendum, reflection, rendering, rendition, repetition, replacement, replica, replication, representative, reproduction, resemblance, retrospective, right to vote, rising vote, say, seal, seeming, semblance, sentiment, sham, shifting scene, show, show of hands, showing, sight, sigil, sign, signal, signature, similitude, simulacrum, simulation, single vote, sketch, slapstick, snap vote, specification, specimen, speciousness, spectacle, stage business, stage directions, stage presence, stage show, stained glass window, stamp, statement, statue, statuette, stencil, still life, straw vote, stunt, subrogation, substitution, suffrage, supersedence, superseding, supersedure, supersession, supplantation, supplanting, supplantment, supposition, sure sign, switch, symptom, tableau, tableau vivant, taking a role, tapestry, telltale sign, theory, thought, tit for tat, trait, transferable vote, travesty, triplicate, triptych, type, typification, undertaking, unfolding, unfoldment, unveiling, varnish, varnishing day, vernissage, version, vicariousness, vignette, viva voce, vivid description, voice, voice vote, vote, voting, voting right, wall painting, window dressing, word painting, write-in, write-in vote, yea, yeas and nays, yes
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