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proportional representation
noun
- a method of voting by which political parties are given legislative representation in proportion to their popular vote.
proportional representation
noun
- representation of parties in an elective body in proportion to the votes they win PR Comparefirst-past-the-post
proportional representation
- An electoral system in which seats in a legislature are awarded to each party on the basis of its share of the popular vote. The United States does not use a system of proportional representation. Membership in the Senate and the House of Representatives , for example, is based on individual candidates' receiving a majority of votes. Such a system strongly encourages the formation of only two major political parties.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of proportional representation1
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Example Sentences
Israel possesses a vibrant, freely elected parliament emerging from a hyper-democratic proportional representation system.
In 1909 the proportional representation system was adopted in the election of town councillors.
Among other matters he was a prominent advocate of proportional representation.
The plan of proportional representation in present vogue in the state of X—— should be abolished.
The Skupchtina, an assembly elected by proportional representation, has complete control of the national finances.
The rights of a minority are never recognized, as proportional representation has been rejected.
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