Topic: PARLIAMENTS
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | representer, from Latin repraesentare, from praesentare; PRESENT2 |
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rep‧re‧sent S2 W1
1 to officially speak or take action for another person or group of people : Mr Kobayashi was chosen to represent the company at the conference.
speak for somebody
[transitive]Mr Kobayashi was chosen to represent the company at the conference.2 to speak officially for someone in a court of law
in court
[transitive] represent yourself She decided to represent herself (=speak for herself without a lawyer) during the trial.
She decided to represent herself (=speak for herself without a lawyer) during the trial.3 to form or be something [↪ amount to]: European orders represented 30 percent of our sales last year.
be something
[linking verb]European orders represented 30 percent of our sales last year. represent a change/an advance/an increase etc This treatment represents a significant advance in the field of cancer research.
This treatment represents a significant advance in the field of cancer research.4 to have been elected to a parliament, council etc by the people in a particular area : He represents the Congressional District of Illinois.
government
[transitive]PGPHe represents the Congressional District of Illinois.5 to be a sign or mark that means something [= stand for]: Brown areas represent deserts on the map.
sign
[transitive]Brown areas represent deserts on the map.6 to be a symbol of something [= symbolize]: He hated the school and everything it represented.
symbol
[transitive]He hated the school and everything it represented.7 if you represent your country, school, town etc in a sport, you take part in a sports event for that country etc : Her greatest ambition was to represent her country at the Olympics.
sports
[transitive]Her greatest ambition was to represent her country at the Olympics.8 if a group, organization, area etc is represented at an event, people from it are at the event : All the local clubs were represented in the parade.
be represented
All the local clubs were represented in the parade.9 to describe someone or something in a particular way, especially in a way that is not true [= portray; ↪ depict]
describe
[transitive] represent somebody/something as something The article represents the millionaire as a simple family man. He had represented himself as an employee in order to gain access to the files.
The article represents the millionaire as a simple family man.He had represented himself as an employee in order to gain access to the files.10 if a painting, statue, piece of music etc represents something or someone, it shows them : Paintings representing religious themes were common in medieval times.
art
[transitive]Paintings representing religious themes were common in medieval times.