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proportional

adjective as in proportionate

adjective as in equivalent

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The Liberal Democrats have long backed electoral reform and support bringing in a form of proportional representation, which they feel would more fairly reflect people's votes.

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The amount of income tax is proportional to the size of the withdrawal.

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One proposal from Republican lawmakers would require shares held in passively managed funds to be voted on a proportional basis according to instructions from fund investors.

But it expressly disavows any right for minority groups to receive representation proportional to their share of the population.

Whether or not this is the case, anything like this result in May would mean a major Reform presence in Cardiff Bay under a new, proportional system.

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