rep‧re‧sen‧ta‧tion S3 W2
when you have someone to speak, vote, or make decisions for you: ➔ proportional representation
Minority groups need more effective parliamentary representation.
There has been a decline in union representation in the auto industry.
a painting, sign, description etc that shows something
The clock in the painting is a symbolic representation of the passage of time.
the act of representing someone or something
She received praise for her effective representation of Garcia during the trial.
4 [countable usually plural] formal especially British English
a formal complaint or statement
to describe or explain something in a way that you know is not true