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proportional representation

noun as in representational government

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In Wales, they have high hopes the new proportional representation voting system will allow the party to gain a foothold in the Senedd.

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The election uses a system of proportional representation known as the Single Transferable Vote.

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Norway has a political system involving 19 electoral constituencies based on proportional representation and no party can govern on its own.

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In 1974, Sadr launched the Movement of the Deprived, a social and political organisation which called for proportional representation for the Shia and social and economic emancipation for the poor, regardless of their religion.

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The former system of proportional representation was replaced by something closer to the first-past-the-post system, as used in the UK.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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