from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Representation of all parties in a legislature in proportion to their popular vote.
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- n. A voting principle aimed at securing a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (usually political parties) obtain in elections, and the percentage of seats they receive in the elected body.
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- n. representation of all parties in proportion to their popular vote
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