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apportionment

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ap⋅por⋅tion⋅ment

  [uh-pawr-shuhn-muhnt, uh-pohr-]
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–noun
1. the act of apportioning.
2. the determination of the number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives according to the proportion of the population of each state to the total population of the U.S.
3. the apportioning of members of any other legislative body.
Origin:
1620–30; apportion + -ment
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ap·por·tion·ment   (ə-pôr'shən-mənt, -pōr'-)   
n.  

    1. The act of apportioning.

    2. The condition of having been apportioned.

    3. The proportional distribution of the number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives on the basis of the population of each state.

    4. Allotment of direct taxes on the basis of state population.

    1. The proportional distribution of the number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives on the basis of the population of each state.

    2. Allotment of direct taxes on the basis of state population.

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Cultural Dictionary

apportionment

The allocation of seats in a legislature or of taxes according to a plan. In the United States Congress, for example, the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state, whereas the apportionment in the Senate is based on equal representation for every state. (See also gerrymander.)

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