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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Representation of all parties in a legislature in proportion to their popular vote.
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- noun A
voting principle aimed at securing a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (usuallypolitical parties ) obtain in elections, and the percentage ofseats they receive in the elected body.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun representation of all parties in proportion to their popular vote
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Overall, many voters seem to be most in favour of a system known as proportional representation, in which political parties are represented in governments roughly according to their vote share.
Which is the fairest electoral system? Mega-election year sparks debate Ramin Skibba 2024
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