proportional representation
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proportional representation
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- 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.
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noun voting principle
| Español | representación proporcional |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비례대표제 biryedaepyoje |
| 日本語 | 比例代表制 hireidaihyōsei |
| 中文 | 比例代表制 bǐlìdàibiǎozhì |
| Português | representação proporcional |
| Français | représentation proportionnelle |
| Deutsch | Verhältniswahl |
| Italiano | rappresentazione proporzionale |
| Ελληνικά | αναλογική αντιπροσώπευση analogikí antiprosópefsi |
| Română | reprezentare proporțională |
| Русский | пропорциональная избирательная система proporcionalʹnaja izbiratelʹnaja sistema |
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title = {proportional representation},
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