REPRESENTATION

'Representation' can refer to:

★ Representation (politics), one's ability to influence the political process

★ Representative democracy

★ Representation (arts), the depiction and ethical concerns of construction in visual arts and literature.

★ Representation (psychology), a hypothetical 'internal' cognitive symbol that represents external reality

★ Representation (mathematics) in mathematics

★ Representation (systemics) in systemics

★ Knowledge representation, the study of formal ways to describe knowledge

★ Legal representation or advocacy is provided by lawyers

★ Lobbying for a group of individuals or companies

★ In unionised workplaces, shop stewards and union executives can represent employees

★ The legal status of a statement made with regards to Contract Law
'Represent' can refer to:

★ Urban and hip-hop slang for displaying pride in one's hometown, "'hood", block, etc. Most often used as an exclamation: ''"Represent!"'' Only rarely but still occasionally heard as a gerund ('Representing').

★ The Hip Hop Dictionary defines Represent as: ''Make a statement with your presence, words, or actions. Come strong or don't come at all type action.''