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Meaning of proportional representation

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

proportional representation

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proportional%20representation

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