proportional

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Led by a New South Wales parliamentarian, John Ruddick, DFP said their challenge would hinge on the ban's impact on political communication, and whether it was proportional to the law's aims.

From BBC

Under the proportional system that requires California to contribute more, Arizona would lose about one-third.

From Washington Times

The threshold of acceptable scrutiny is meant to be directly proportional to the person’s relevance in public life.

From Washington Post

But the federal government’s second alternative — the one for proportional cuts — is based not on evaporation but on Haaland’s legal authority to protect the river.

From Washington Post

Turks vote for party lists rather than candidates under proportional representation, so seat numbers correspond to votes cast per party rather than alliances.

From BBC