| 单词 | proportional representation |
| 释义 | proportional representationSEE SYNONYMS FOR proportional representation ON THESAURUS.COM nouna method of voting by which political parties are given legislative representation in proportion to their popular vote. Origin of proportional representationFirst recorded in 1865–70 Words nearby proportional representationproportionable, proportional, proportional counter, proportional font, proportional limit, proportional representation, proportional spacing, proportionate, proportioned, proportionment, proposal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for proportional representationproportional representation nounrepresentation of parties in an elective body in proportion to the votes they winAbbreviation: PR Compare: first-past-the-post See also Additional Member System, Alternative Vote, party list, Single Transferable Vote Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for proportional representationproportional representation An electoral system in which seats in a legislature are awarded to each party on the basis of its share of the popular vote. The United States does not use a system of proportional representation. Membership in the Senate and the House of Representatives, for example, is based on individual candidates' receiving a majority of votes. Such a system strongly encourages the formation of only two major political parties. notes for proportional representationIn Israel and some nations in Europe, a system of proportional representation guarantees that small parties will have official recognition in the government, thus leading to a multiparty government. notes for proportional representationThough proportional representation has been attempted in a few American cities, many American politicians argue that it tends to fragment the government, preventing quick and decisive action. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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