proportional representation

noun

/prəˌpɔːʃənl ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃn/

/prəˌpɔːrʃənl ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃn/

[uncountable]

(abbreviation PR)

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a system that gives each party in an election a number of seats in relation to the number of votes its candidates receive
CultureExcept for in elections to the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly this system is not used in Britain or the US, which both operate a first-past-the-post system, in which candidates are elected who receive the most votes in a particular area. Proportional representation is generally thought to benefit smaller parties, and is favoured by the Liberal Democrats but not by the Conservative Party or the Labour Party.
compare first-past-the-postTopics Politicsc2

单词	proportional representation
释义	proportional representation noun /prəˌpɔːʃənl ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃn/ /prəˌpɔːrʃənl ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃn/ [uncountable] (abbreviation PR) jump to other results a system that gives each party in an election a number of seats in relation to the number of votes its candidates receive CultureExcept for in elections to the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly this system is not used in Britain or the US, which both operate a first-past-the-post system, in which candidates are elected who receive the most votes in a particular area. Proportional representation is generally thought to benefit smaller parties, and is favoured by the Liberal Democrats but not by the Conservative Party or the Labour Party. compare first-past-the-postTopics Politicsc2
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