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proportional representation
noun as in representational government
Example Sentences
In Wales, they have high hopes the new proportional representation voting system will allow the party to gain a foothold in the Senedd.
The election uses a system of proportional representation known as the Single Transferable Vote.
Norway has a political system involving 19 electoral constituencies based on proportional representation and no party can govern on its own.
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.
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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