Representation
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Representation can refer to:
  • Representation (politics)
    Representation (politics)
    In politics, representation describes how some individuals stand in for others or a group of others, for a certain time period. Representation usually refers to representative democracies, where elected officials nominally speak for their constituents in the legislature...

    , one's ability to influence the political process
  • Representative democracy
    Representative democracy
    Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...

  • (Permanent) Representation, a type of diplomatic mission
    Diplomatic mission
    A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...

  • Representation of the International NGO – the representative office of the INGO mission
  • Representation (arts)
    Representation (arts)
    Representation is the use of signs that stand in for and take the place of something else. It is through representation that people organize the world and reality through the act of naming its elements...

    , the depiction and ethical concerns of construction in visual arts and literature.
    • Depiction
      Depiction
      Depiction is meaning conveyed through pictures. Basically, a picture maps an object to a two-dimensional scheme or picture plane. Pictures are made with various materials and techniques, such as painting, drawing, or prints mosaics, tapestries, stained glass, and collages of unusual and disparate...

       is meaning conveyed through pictures
  • Representation (psychology), a hypothetical 'internal' cognitive symbol that represents external reality
  • Representation (mathematics)
    Representation (mathematics)
    In mathematics, representation is a very general relationship that expresses similarities between objects. Roughly speaking, a collection Y of mathematical objects may be said to represent another collection X of objects, provided that the properties and relationships existing among the...

     and group representation
    Group representation
    In the mathematical field of representation theory, group representations describe abstract groups in terms of linear transformations of vector spaces; in particular, they can be used to represent group elements as matrices so that the group operation can be represented by matrix multiplication...

  • Multiple representations (mathematics education)
    Multiple representations (mathematics education)
    Multiple representations are ways to symbolize, to describe and to refer to the same mathematical entity. They are used to understand, to develop, and to communicate different mathematical features of the same object or operation, as well as connections between different properties...

  • Representation (chemistry)
  • Representation (systemics)
    Representation (systemics)
    Representation, from the most general and abstract systemic perspective, relates to a role or function or a property of an abstract or real object, relation or changes.For example,* an ambassador or a sport team may represent its nation....

  • Knowledge representation
    Knowledge representation
    Knowledge representation is an area of artificial intelligence research aimed at representing knowledge in symbols to facilitate inferencing from those knowledge elements, creating new elements of knowledge...

    , the study of formal ways to describe knowledge
  • Legal representation or advocacy
    Advocacy
    Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a large group which normally aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an...

     is provided by lawyers
  • Lobbying
    Lobbying
    Lobbying is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by various people or groups, from private-sector individuals or corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or...

     for a group of individuals or companies
  • In unionised workplaces, shop stewards
    Union steward
    A union representative, union steward, or shop steward is an employee of an organization or company, who represents and defends the interests of her/his fellow employees but who is also a labor union official...

     and union executives can represent employees
  • The legal status of a statement made with regards to contract law
    Contract
    A contract is an agreement entered into by two parties or more with the intention of creating a legal obligation, which may have elements in writing. Contracts can be made orally. The remedy for breach of contract can be "damages" or compensation of money. In equity, the remedy can be specific...

  • A fiction of the law which causes a person to enter into another's right of succession, called 'representation,' and also called 'substitution'.


Represent can refer to:
  • Represent (Fat Joe album), a 1993 album by Fat Joe
  • Represent (Compton's Most Wanted album)
    Represent (Compton's Most Wanted album)
    Represent is the fourth album by Comptons Most Wanted, their first since Music to Driveby in 1992. It included the singles, "This is Compton 2000" and "Then U Gone". In 2007, MC Eiht re-released the album in the name, Representin...

    , a 2000 album by Compton's Most Wanted
  • Represent, a 1994 album by DJ Magic Mike
    DJ Magic Mike
    DJ Magic Mike from Orlando, Florida is one of the most pivotal Miami bass producers.- Career :Magic Mike made his debut in the world of Miami Bass productions when he met Miami based producer/rapper Rod Whitehead in 1986...

  • "Represent" (song), a song by Nas
    Nas
    Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...

  • "Represent", a 2009 song by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
    The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
    The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is an American rock band that formed in Middleburg, Florida.-Early years :Originating in Florida, childhood friends Ronnie Winter, Thomas Amason, and Duke Kitchens started the band while attending an AP music theory class, in 2003...

  • "Represent", a 2010 single by Weezer
    Weezer
    Weezer is an American alternative rock band. The band currently consists of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Brian Bell , and Scott Shriner . The band has changed lineups three times since its formation in 1992...

     released as an "unofficial anthem" for the United States men's national soccer team
    United States men's national soccer team
    The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...


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