PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION

Meaning of PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION in English

[proportional representation] n (1870): an electoral system designed to represent in a legislative body each political group or party in proportion to its actual voting strength in the electorate

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

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