representation
Standing in for
Representation is standing in for something else.
A lawyer provides legal representation by acting on a client's behalf.
Elected officials serve as political representation for constituents.
In art, representation depicts subjects recognizably: figurative representation versus abstraction.
A representation can also be a statement or claim: The salesman made false representations about the product.
The word often appears in discussions of who gets depicted or included: diversity in media representation.
Rule by the people
- votingFormally registering a choice
- electionOrganized public voting
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
parliament · senate · legislature · proportional · electoral · gerrymandering · apportionment · redistricting
Picture explaining something
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- portrayalDepiction of someone
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
image · sketch · diagram · drawing · caricature · cartoon · pictorial · tableau
Advocating to decision-makers
- activismDirect effort for reform
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- voiceSound from throat
platform · cause · rights · equality · justice · spokesperson · petitioning · awareness
Entrust authority to another
- agentOne who acts independently
- surrogateOne acting for another
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
emissary · spokesperson · ambassador · intermediary · substitute · attorney · trustee · consul
Representational sign or device
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
- glyphVisual form of character
- sigilMagical or heraldic symbol
insignia · badge · crest · seal · flag · banner · logo · monogram
Simplified explanatory sketch
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- planDetailed proposal for achieving
- chartData shown visually
circuit · template · layout · outline · draft · graphic · flowchart · wireframe
Heavy woven cloth
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- impressionismStyle prioritizing perception
- realismAccepting things as they are
surrealism · expressionism · modernism · cubism · fresco · installation · gallery · masterpiece
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
- generalizationDeriving principles from examples
- tropeRecurring narrative device
caricature · distortion · pigeonholing · profiling · oversimplification · prejudice · tokenism · archetype
democracy
Rule by the people
constituency · parliament · senate · legislature · proportional · electoral · gerrymandering · apportionment · redistricting · seat
illustration
Picture explaining something
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- portrayalDepiction of someone
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
likeness · image · sketch · diagram · drawing · caricature · cartoon · pictorial · tableau · vignette
lobbying
Advocating to decision-makers
- activismDirect effort for reform
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
voice · platform · cause · rights · equality · justice · spokesperson · petitioning · awareness · nonprofit
delegate
Entrust authority to another
envoy · emissary · spokesperson · ambassador · intermediary · substitute · attorney · trustee · consul · negotiator
emblem
Representational sign or device
sigil · insignia · badge · crest · seal · flag · banner · logo · monogram · allegory
diagram
Simplified explanatory sketch
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- planDetailed proposal for achieving
chart · circuit · template · layout · outline · draft · graphic · flowchart · wireframe · cross-section
canvas
Heavy woven cloth
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- impressionismStyle prioritizing perception
realism · surrealism · expressionism · modernism · cubism · fresco · installation · gallery · masterpiece · composition
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
- generalizationDeriving principles from examples
trope · caricature · distortion · pigeonholing · profiling · oversimplification · prejudice · tokenism · archetype · stock character
- diverse castingensemble cast, ethnic diversity, racial diversity, color-blind casting
- feminist mediamale gaze, female gaze, Bechdel test, spectatorship, strong female lead
- Art Conceptscreativity, aesthetics, color theory, perspective, symmetry
- girls' empowermentself-esteem, confidence, leadership, mentorship, role models
- portrayalsportrayal, depiction, characterization, rendering, rendition
- representationsstatue, symbol, portraits, emblem, sign
representationreality
What actually exists
original · actuality · the real thing · presence · direct experience
representationdisenfranchisement
Removal of voting rights
exclusion · direct democracy · voicelessness · autocracy · tyranny
representationmisrepresentation
False or misleading statement
distortion · falsification · disguise · caricature · travesty
- democratic representationElected officials serving constituents
- House of RepresentativesPopulation-based legislative chamber
- representative governmentRule by elected officials
- equal representationBalanced voice in governance
- legal representationAttorney acting on behalf
- elected representativesChosen holders of public office
representative, representatives, misrepresentation, representational, representations, underrepresentation, overrepresentation, self-representation