noun
list-based proportional representation system
A proportional representation system where voters choose from a party list, either voting for the list as a whole or for individual candidates on it. Technical term used in political science and electoral system discussions.
日本の参議院選挙では、名簿式比例代表制が採用されている。
In Japan's House of Councillors elections, a list-based proportional representation system is used.
Compound of 名簿 (list, register), 式 (style, system), 比例 (proportion), 代表 (representation), and 制 (system). A technical term formed from Sino-Japanese elements.