the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content"
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas
an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body
a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting; "certain representations were made concerning police brutality"
a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract; "the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor"
a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency; "a Congressional vacancy occurred in the representation from California"
the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
being or characterized by concepts or their formation; "conceptual discussions"; "the schizophrenic loses ability to abstract or do conceptual thinking"; "sex is a notional category, gender is a grammatical category"
the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
a device for showing the operating condition of some system
a signal for attracting attention
(chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction