verb
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to serve as a specimen, example, type or instance of; exemplify or typify.
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to be the equivalent of; correspond to, as in a different place or time; to represent.
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to be a sign or symbol for; to stand for; to symbolise.
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to present a likeness or image of; to portray; to depict; to represent.
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to act or stand in place of; to be an agent, proxy or substitute for.
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to speak and act for by duly conferred authority, as an ambassador for a country or a legislator for a constituency.