proportional representation
11proportional representation — /prəˌpɔʃənəl rɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən / (say pruh.pawshuhnuhl repruhzen tayshuhn) noun 1. a system of electing representatives to a legislative body in which there are a number of members representing any one electorate. The number of successful… …
12proportional representation — Synonyms and related words: Australian ballot, Hare system, PR, absentee voting, aye, ballot, ballot box stuffing, canvass, canvassing, card voting, casting vote, colonization, counting heads, cumulative system, cumulative voting, deciding vote,… …
13proportional representation — propor′tional representa′tion n. gov a method of voting by which political parties are given legislative representation in proportion to their popular vote • Etymology: 1865–70 …
14proportional representation — noun Date: 1870 an electoral system designed to represent in a legislative body each political group or party in proportion to its actual voting strength in the electorate …
15proportional representation — noun A voting principle aimed at securing a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (usually political parties) obtain in elections, and the percentage of seats they receive in the elected body …
16Proportional Representation — See Constitution …
17proportional representation — pro.portional represen tation n [U] especially BrE PR a system of voting in elections by which all political parties are represented in the government according to the number of votes they receive in the whole country …
18proportional representation — pro,portional represen tation noun uncount a system of voting in which the number of representatives in government from each political party is based on the number of votes each party receives …
19proportional representation — method of elections in which delegates truly represent the distribution of opinions of the voting public …
20proportional representation — noun an electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them …