proportional representation

  • 41proportional — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ approximately, roughly ▪ The amount of food a child needs is roughly proportional to her size. ▪ directly …

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  • 42Direct representation — Direct representation[1] or proxy representation[2] is a proposed form of representative democracy where each representative s vote is weighted in proportion to the number of citizens who have chosen that candidate to represent them. This is in… …

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  • 43Majoritarian representation — Part of the Politics series Electoral methods Single winner …

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  • 44Interactive representation — is a proposed governance system in which elected officials have the same number of votes as the number of people that voted for them. [cite web|url=http://www.cfer.org/learn/gloss.html|title=Glossary|publisher=Californians for Electoral… …

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  • 45Redundant binary representation — A redundant binary representation (RBR) is a numeral system that uses more bits than needed to represent a single binary digit so that most numbers have several representations. RBR is unlike usual binary numeral systems, including two s… …

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  • 46No taxation without representation — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy …

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  • 47proportionate — proportional, proportionate Both words mean ‘in due proportion, comparable’, and are used almost interchangeably, except in certain fixed expressions such as proportional parts and proportional representation. Otherwise, when proportional occurs… …

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  • 48proportionalrepresentation — proportional representation n. Representation of all parties in a legislature in proportion to their popular vote. * * * …

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  • 49Пропорциональное представительство — (proportional representation), избирательная система, обеспечивающая партиям кол во мест в парламенте пропорционально поданным за них голосам. В отличие от мажоритарного представительства, принятого в Великобритании, Канаде и США, большинство… …

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  • 50election — /i lek sheuhn/, n. 1. the selection of a person or persons for office by vote. 2. a public vote upon a proposition submitted. 3. the act of electing. 4. Theol. the choice by God of individuals, as for a particular work or for favor or salvation.… …

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