proportional
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Earlier this year, the Welsh Senedd was elected for the first time using a closed-list proportional representation system.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
His custom-built cutlery bins, meanwhile, are exactly proportional to the length of his spoons and knives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The researchers compared electoral systems around the world, including the UK's first-past-the-post model and the proportional systems used throughout much of Europe.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
There'd be a written constitution, a move to proportional representation and they'd scrap the rules that force MPs to vote for their party, the "whip".
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Since the power production of the cyclotron was directly proportional to the size of its magnet, this would be a major leap forward.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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