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representation

[rep-ri-zen-tey-shuhn, -zuhn-] / ˌrɛp rɪ zɛnˈteɪ ʃən, -zən- /




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Representation in these shows, however, is still far from perfect, said Nicholas Rickards, a doctoral candidate at Brock University in Ontario, Canada, whose research focuses on YA adaptations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Representation limits this tension by claiming that acts undertaken with the consent of the governed are really their own decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Representation is only radical when it leads somewhere new, and Mamdani managed to make it mean something again.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2025

"Representation should reflect the diversity of modern Britain, but it should also be proportionate and inclusive of everyone," she said.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

The Coloured people rallied against the Separate Representation of Voters Act, organizing a tremendous demonstration in Cape Town in March of 1951 and a strike in April that kept shops closed and schoolchildren at home.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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