If a group or person has representation in a parliament or on a committee, someone in the parliament or on the committee supports them and makes decisions on their behalf.
例句
Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens but they have no representation in Congress.波多黎各人是美國公民，但是他們在國會里沒有代表。
N-COUNT
描寫;描繪;體現;象征
You can describe a picture, model, or statue of a person or thing as a representation of them.
例句
...a lifelike representation of Christ...對基督的生動描繪Historians looked to artists' representations of the lion to piece together a picture of how the lion once looked.歷史學家寄希望于藝術家對這位名人的描繪，以完整呈現他從前的模樣。
N-PLURAL
投訴;交涉;要求
If you make representations to a government or other official group, you make formal complaints or requests to them.
例句
We have made representations to ministers but they just don't seem to be listening.我們已經向部長們提出了抗議，但是他們卻裝聾作啞。