… a system of representatives … a system of distinct representatives (or a transversal) of the
given family of sets. Now a family need not, of course, possess a system of distinct representatives…

… system of common representatives for a system of families of k-element sets. By ζ(n, r, s, k)
we mean the maximum (over all systems Σ … have an ordinary system of representatives, which …

… of a system of restricted representatives, by which we mean a system of representatives
such that each element at of the fundamental set occurs at least oti times in the system, and …

… the University as a representative democracy. Universities … –temporarily repress other
value systems. This is also our … of the University as a representative democracy, with the aim …

… venues, in terms of which we could identify its niche role in demo cratic systems. While a
full comparison is beyond the scope of this chapter, Table 12.2 is indicative of what a …

… can be reformulated as Disjoint Representatives as follows. … work to the concept of Systems
of Disjoint Representatives on … the existence of such systems of representatives. Our results …

… E is called a system of representatives of21 if, for … system of distinct representatives. A
subset of E will be called a transversal of 21 if it is the range of a system of distinct representatives …

… that this system has an ISR in the graph induced on its union by G. Every k sets in this system
… We claim then that it is possible to select a system of distinct representatives from the lists L(…

… provide voters with different means to attempt to control their representatives. However,
before examining the range of electoral systems and their consequences for agency losses we …

… For more than a generation now, empirical political scientists have recognized the significance
in the representative system of “retrospective voting,” in which the voter looks back to the …