proportional representation
noun
: an electoral system in which the number of seats held by a political group or party in a legislative body is determined by the number of popular votes received
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Because beneath the innocuous-sounding words lies a morally dubious effort to create a permanent racial spoils system based on racial/ethnic proportional representation.
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Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 9 June 2025
In that event, Italy’s default electoral law would be, in effect, proportional representation.
—Mark Gilbert, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2016
Voters elect 31 representatives through a proportional representation system.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
In terms of race/ethnicity, not a single distributor reached proportional representation with the U.S. Census (41.6%).
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
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Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 9 June 2025
In that event, Italy’s default electoral law would be, in effect, proportional representation.
—Mark Gilbert, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2016
Voters elect 31 representatives through a proportional representation system.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
In terms of race/ethnicity, not a single distributor reached proportional representation with the U.S. Census (41.6%).
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for proportional representation
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