Synonyms:
representation, mental_representation, internal_representation
Meaning: a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
Synonyms:
representation
Meaning: a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
Synonyms:
representation
Meaning: the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
Usage examples
The Society at his representation wrote to Mr. Newton asking leave that it might be printed.
But my impression of it is that it's a fairly good representation of the place popularly known as hell.
The States of a province could not give such consent without the consent of every municipality which had a share in the representation.
It was not the stamp duty nor the tea-tax, but the principle involved in taxation without representation, against which our colonial fathers took up arms.
These figures all represent some circle of events or forces in the real world; but such representation, besides being mythical, is usually most inadequate.
In running over my other perceptions, I find still the same resemblance and representation. Ideas and impressions appear always to correspond to each other.
Then persons of worth, even if only mortal men, must not be represented as overcome by laughter, and still less must such a representation of the gods be allowed.
Whenever an erroneous representation is made of the nature of gods and heroes,--as when a painter paints a portrait not having the shadow of a likeness to the original.
Something of this kind, I replied:--God is always to be represented as he truly is, whatever be the sort of poetry, epic, lyric or tragic, in which the representation is given.
Labor was given representation on the important boards and commissions dealing with industrial questions. Trade union standards were accepted by the government and generally applied in industry.