apportionment
The English word “apportionment” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
- The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
- The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states.
Etymology
From apportion + -ment.
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