to act for or in the place of (a person, institution, country, etc)
to serve as the elected member of a legislative body for (a particular constituency or electorate)
to take the place of (something) in some respect
This orange represents the sun
to serve as a typical example of (something)
to serve as a sign or symbol of (something)
The snake represents Satan
to have the nature or effect of (something)
This represents a flagrant breach of the rules
to portray or exhibit (something) in art
to attribute a specified character or identity to (somebody or oneself), esp falsely
He represents himself as a friend of the working man
to act the part or role of (somebody)
formal to point (something) out, esp in protest or remonstrance
representability /-ʹbiliti/ noun
representable adj
[Middle English representen via French from Latin repraesentare, from re- + praesentare: see present2]