proportionate
verb
pro·por·tion·ate
prə-ˈpȯr-shə-ˌnāt 
proportionated; proportionating
: to make proportionate : proportion
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France’s two-round voting system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party.
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Sylvie Corbet, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2022
The two-round voting system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 12 June 2022
France's two-round voting system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party.
—Sylvie Corbet, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2022
The French system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 11 June 2022
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Sylvie Corbet, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2022
The two-round voting system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 12 June 2022
France's two-round voting system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party.
—Sylvie Corbet, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2022
The French system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 11 June 2022
See All Example Sentences for proportionate
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proportionate. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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