Representation is the act of speaking or acting for someone else, or the way something is shown or portrayed. It can also mean a picture, symbol, or description that stands in for a real thing.
From Latin *repraesentatio* meaning 'an image or likeness', from *repraesentare* 'to make present, show'. The word came into English through French in the late Middle Ages, growing in use as politics, art, and law became more formal.
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