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noun Government.

representation in a governing body on the basis of social class or occupation.

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How to use functional representation in a sentence

With all that said, representation of each of these respective communities has increased in the new Congress.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As this excellent piece in Mother Jones describes, however, Holsey had outrageously poor representation during his trial.
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During that time days, Livvix went through court hearings without legal representation.
The Strange Case of the Christian Zionist Terrorist|Creede Newton|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What do you think prompted the change in comic book representation of LGBTQ characters?
Gail Simone’s Bisexual Catman and the ‘Secret Six’|Rich Goldstein|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Barbie is an unrealistic, unhealthy, insulting representation of female appearance.
Sexism Begins in the Toy Aisle|Nancy Kaffer|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is low in chronic interstitial nephritis, diabetes insipidus, and many functional nervous disorders.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
An estimation of the solids, therefore, furnishes an important clue to the functional efficiency of the kidneys.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
With less intelligent children traces of this tendency to take pictorial representation for reality may appear as late as four.
Children's Ways|James Sully
As observation widens and grows finer, the first bald representation becomes fuller and more life-like.
Children's Ways|James Sully
The child now aims at constructing a particular linear representation, that of a man, a horse, or what not.
Children's Ways|James Sully