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.