proportional

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The other 110 MPs are selected via proportional representation, which takes into account the proportion of votes cast for a political party.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Then there’s Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey’s proposal, which would let a married couple deduct the first $75,000 of income, with a proportional cut for individuals.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Elections on Thursday chose a new 275-member House of Representatives, the lower house of parliament, with 185 seats chosen directly, and 110 by a proportional representation vote.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

That means states have no mandate to review whether death sentences are proportional.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

It was Newton who realized that the pull of any two objects is, to quote Feynman again, "proportional to the mass of each and varies inversely as the square of the distance between them."

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson