to serve as a specimen, example, type or instance of; exemplify or typify.

to be the equivalent of; correspond to, as in a different place or time; to represent.

to be a sign or symbol for; to stand for; to symbolise.

to present a likeness or image of; to portray; to depict; to represent.

to act or stand in place of; to be an agent, proxy or substitute for.

to speak and act for by duly conferred authority, as an ambassador for a country or a legislator for a constituency.