PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION

Meaning of PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION in English

■ noun an electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — noun Date: 1870 an electoral system designed to represent in a legislative body each political group or party in proportion …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — political party in the legislature closely matches the share of popular votes it received. It was devised in Europe in …
Английский словарь Британика
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — noun : an electoral system designed to represent in a legislative body each political group or party in optimum proportion …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — a method of voting by which political parties are given legislative representation in proportion to their popular vote. [ 1865-70 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — method of elections in which delegates truly represent the distribution of opinions of the voting public
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — Date: 1870 : an electoral system designed to represent in a legislative body each political group or party in proportion …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — Function: noun Date: 1870 : an electoral system designed to represent in a legislative body each political group or party …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — [proportional representation] n (1870): an electoral system designed to represent in a legislative body each political group or party in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — electoral device that seeks to create a representative body that reflects the distribution of opinion in the electorate. Where majority …
Britannica English vocabulary
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — noun [ U ] ( abbr. PR ) a system that gives each party in an election a number of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — proˌportional represenˈtation BrE AmE noun [uncountable] especially British English ( abbreviation PR ) a system of voting in elections by …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — Proportional representation is a system of voting in which each political party is represented in a parliament or legislature in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — Proportional representation is a system of voting in which each political party is represented in a parliament or legislature in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As the essential measure to secure and entrench lasting reform we will introduce fair votes …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — Electoral system in which the share of seats held by a political party in the legislature closely matches the share …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — Synonyms and related words : Australian ballot, Hare system, PR, absentee voting, aye, ballot, ballot-box stuffing, canvass, canvassing, card voting, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — n [ U ] a system used in political elections, in which the number of candidates elected for each party …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — пропорциональное представительство (система, при кот. распределение мандатов между партиями производится в соответствии с количеством полученных ими голосов; такой системы в …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — A method of stockholder voting which allows minority shareholders and groups of small shareholders to have a better chance of …
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — Пропорциональная избирательная система
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — система пропорционального представительства
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — система пропорционального представительства
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — избирательная система пропорционального представительства
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — избирательная система пропорционального представительства
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — пропорциональное представительство (в совете директоров)
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — пропорциональное представительство
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — полит принцип пропорционального представительства Принцип выборов в законодательные органы власти, предполагающий многопартийность и разнообразие взглядов, и выделение мест в законодательном собрании конкурирующим …
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — полит. принцип пропорционального представительства Принцип выборов в законодательные органы власти, предполагающий многопартийность и разнообразие взглядов, и выделение мест в законодательном …
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — пропорциональное представительство; избирательная система, согласно которой каждая партия представлена в законодательном органе согласно доле голосов, отданных за нее.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — пропорциональное представительство (система, при кот. распределение мандатов между партиями производится в соответствии с количеством полученных ими голосов; такой системы в …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION — 1) пол. пропорциональное представительство, пропорциональная избирательная система [система представительства] (избирательная система, при которой доля мест избирательного объединения в избираемом органе …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по финансовому менеджменту
PROPORTIONAL — adj proportional; representation proportional proportional representation
Interlingua English vocab
PROPORTIONAL — I. -shən ə l, -shnəl adjective Etymology: Middle English proporcional, from Latin proportionalis, from proportion-, proportio proportion + -alis -al …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REPRESENTATION — ˌreprə̇ˌzen.ˈtāshən, -prēˌz-, -zən.-, in rapid speech often ÷ -pə(ˌ)z-, chiefly in substand speech -pər(ˌ)z- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REPRESENTATION — (n.) A dramatic performance; as, a theatrical representation; a representation of Hamlet.
Английский словарь Webster
PROPORTIONAL — (n.) Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional.
Английский словарь Webster
PROPORTIONAL — (a.) Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is proportional to quantity of …
Английский словарь Webster
PROPORTIONAL — (a.) Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice …
Английский словарь Webster
REPRESENTATION — ( n. ) A dramatic performance; as, a theatrical representation; a representation of Hamlet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROPORTIONAL — ( n. ) Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROPORTIONAL — ( a. ) Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROPORTIONAL — ( a. ) Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is proportional to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
REPRESENTATION — /rep'ri zen tay"sheuhn, -zeuhn-/ , n. 1. the act of representing. 2. the state of being represented. 3. the expression …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROPORTIONAL — — proportionality , n. — proportionally , adv. /preuh pawr"sheuh nl, -pohr"-/ , adj. 1. having due proportion; corresponding. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROPORTIONAL — I. prə-ˈpȯr-shnə1, -shə-n ə l noun Date: 14th century : a number or quantity in a proportion II. adjective Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REPRESENTATION — noun that which represents. 2. representation ·noun the state of being represented. 3. representation ·noun the act of representing, in …
Webster English vocab
PROPORTIONAL — adj relating to, or securing, proportion. 2. proportional ·noun any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional. …
Webster English vocab
PROPORTIONAL — [pro.por.tion.al] n (14c): a number or quantity in a proportion [2]proportional adj (15c) 1 a: corresponding in size, degree, or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
REPRESENTATION — in government, method or process of enabling the citizenry, or some of them, to participate in the shaping of legislation …
Britannica English vocabulary
REPRESENTATION — representation BrE AmE ˌrep ri zen ˈteɪʃ ə n ˌ•rə-, -z ə nˈ•- ▷ representation|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PROPORTIONAL — proportional BrE AmE prə ˈpɔːʃ ə n‿ ə l AmE \ -ˈpɔːrʃ- pə-, -ˈpoʊrʃ- ▷ proportional|s z ▶ pro ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
REPRESENTATION — / ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃn; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] the act of presenting sb/sth in a particular way; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROPORTIONAL — / prəˈpɔːʃənl; NAmE -ˈpɔːrʃ-/ adjective proportional (to sth) of an appropriate size, amount or degree in comparison with sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REPRESENTATION — rep ‧ re ‧ sen ‧ ta ‧ tion S3 W2 /ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PROPORTIONAL — pro ‧ por ‧ tion ‧ al AC /prəˈpɔːʃ ə nəl $ -ˈpɔːr-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adverb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PROPORTIONAL — adj. & n. --adj. in due proportion; comparable (a proportional increase in the expense; resentment proportional to his injuries). --n. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PROPORTIONAL — adj. & n. adj. in due proportion; comparable (a proportional increase in the expense; resentment proportional to his injuries). n. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PROPORTIONAL — adj. & n. --adj. in due proportion; comparable (a proportional increase in the expense; resentment proportional to his injuries). --n. …
Oxford English vocab
REPRESENTATION — ( representations) 1. If a group or person has representation in a parliament or on a committee, someone in the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROPORTIONAL — If one amount is proportional to another, the two amounts increase and decrease at the same rate so there is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REPRESENTATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES proportional representation COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE accurate ▪ It need not be an accurate …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PROPORTIONAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES proportional representation COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB directly ▪ Again, the increase is not directly …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REPRESENTATION — [noun]This statue is a representation of Hercules. [C]He gave a talk on the representation of women in 19th-century art. [U](formal) …
Cambridge English vocab
PROPORTIONAL — proportionate [adjective]The degree of punishment is meant to be proportional to the seriousness of the crime.Proportional representation (also PR) is …
Cambridge English vocab

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