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proportional

adjective as in proportionate

adjective as in equivalent

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"This move is not proportional retaliation. It is an exercise in economic coercion on every country in the world."

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“This move is not proportional retaliation. It is an exercise in economic coercion on every country in the world.”

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The law’s text doesn’t mention majority-minority districts and stresses that it doesn’t establish a right to proportional representation.

Because that energy return is proportional to the force on the shoe, heavier runners are experiencing greater energy return than lighter runners.

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

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