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representation

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Meaning

The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.

That which represents.

A likeness, a picture, or a model; as, a representation of the human face, or figure, and the like.

A dramatic performance; as, a theatrical representation; a representation of Hamlet.

A description or statement; as, the representation of an historian, of a witness, or an advocate.

The body of those who act as representatives of a community or society; as, the representation of a State in Congress.

Any collateral statement of fact, made orally or in writing, by which an estimate of the risk is affected, or either party is influenced.

The state of being represented.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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As the print of the seal on the wax is the express image of the seal itself, so Christ is the express image - the perfect representation of God. Ambrose

In societies where modern conditions of production prevail, all of life presents itself as an immense accumulation of spectacles. Everything that was directly lived has moved away into a representation. Guy Debord

Taxation without representation is tyranny. James Otis

Acting is the physical representation of a mental picture and the projection of an emotional concept. Laurette Taylor

If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation. Abigail Adams

Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings. That's the end. Agnes Martin

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