Verhältniswahl

German

Etymology

From Verhältnis + Wahl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈhɛltnɪsˌvaːl/
  • Hyphenation: Ver‧hält‧nis‧wahl

Noun

Verhältniswahl f (genitive Verhältniswahl, plural Verhältniswahlen)

  1. a vote held (to elect members to a multiple-member body) using a system of proportional representation, for which parties field groups of candidates (typically as lists), and following which parties receive a portion of seats which closely matches the portion of votes they received
    Synonym: Proporzwahl
    Antonyms: Mehrheitswahl, Majorzwahl

Declension

  • Listenwahl
  • Wahlschein

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