proportional representationnoun [ U ]
uk/prəˌpɔː.ʃən.əl rep.rɪ.zenˈteɪ.ʃən/us/prəˌpɔːr.ʃən.əl rep.rɪ.zenˈteɪ.ʃən/abbreviation PRa political system in which parties are represented in parliament according to the number of people who voted for them
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Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- first-past-the-post
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- nominate
- rigging
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- spoil
- stump
- vote of confidence
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