personation

/ˌpɜːrsəˈneɪʃən/
noun
  1. The act of pretending to be someone else, especially for fraud or entertainment.
    • The crime of personation can lead to serious legal penalties.
    • The bank warned customers about phone scams involving personation of staff.
    • His personation of the president in the comedy show was hilarious.
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