representation
That which represents something else.
Example
“The Venus of Willendorf was an early representation of the female body.”
Other meanings
The act of representing.
“We are no longer happy with your representation of our company at trade events.”
The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a piece of media, particularly in regards to how such appearances are treated.
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "repraesentātiō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “representation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.