proportional representation
пропорциональная избирательная система
Verhältniswahl, Proporzwahl
A voting principle aimed at securing a close match between the percentage of votes…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.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)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.
Verhältniswahl, Proporzwahl
пропорциональная избирательная системаproporcionalʹnaja izbiratelʹnaja sistema
More definitions
- representation of all parties in proportion to their popular vote
Examples
1 sentencesThe Liberal Democrats demand proportional representation for elections in the UK.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable