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representation

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




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It wasn’t clear if the two men had legal representation and neither could be reached for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

It includes 73 constituencies, elected first-past-the-post like seats at Westminster, as well as 56 more which use a form of proportional representation to balance things out.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

“You’re able to harvest sufficient data to create a representation of their identity.”

From Slate • May 3, 2026

“A lot of people are trying to preemptively get representation to see what their options are,” Simpson told ProPublica.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Granted, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention had engaged in extensive debates about the slave trade and how to count slaves for the purposes of representation and taxation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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