Noun. 1. proboscis-the human nose (especially when it is large). nose, olfactory organ-the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; he has a cold in the nose.he mouth of the animal was situated at the extremity of a proboscis some sixty or seventy feet in length, and about as thick as the body of an ordinary elephant.
States are allocated electors based on their number of Congressional legislators. For example, Colorado is entitled to nine electors because it has two members of the U.S. Senate and seven members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The District of Columbia is entitled to 3 electors by virtue of the 23rd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Quick Answer. In the House of Representatives, states are represented according to their populations, with each state guaranteed at least one representative. The total number of representatives is capped at 435 as of 2014, so states gain or lose representatives according to population shifts. Continue Reading.