represent
verb
[ rɛprɪˈzɛnt ]
• be entitled or appointed to act or speak for (someone), especially in an official capacity.
• "for purposes of litigation, an infant can and must be represented by an adult"
Similar:
be elected by,
be the councillor/MP for,
have the vote of,
appear for,
act for,
speak for,
act/speak on behalf of,
be spokesperson for,
be the representative of,
• constitute; amount to.
• "this figure represents eleven per cent of the company's total sales"
• depict (a particular subject) in a work of art.
• "santos are small wooden figures representing saints"
Similar:
depict,
portray,
render,
picture,
delineate,
show,
illustrate,
characterize,
paint,
draw,
sketch,
exhibit,
display,
limn,
• state or point out clearly.
• "it was represented to him that she would be an unsuitable wife"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French representer or Latin repraesentare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + praesentare ‘to present’.
