单词	apportionment
释义	apportionment noun ap·​por·​tion·​ment ə-ˈpȯr-shən-mənt  : an act or result of apportioning especially : the apportioning of representatives or taxes among the states according to U.S. law Synonyms admeasurement allocation allotment disbursement dispensation distribution division issuance See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the apportionment of the estate will happen this Friday Recent Examples on the Web This means Arizona's annual water apportionment will be reduced by 21 percent, Nevada's by 8 percent, and Mexico's by 7 percent. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 16 Aug. 2022 Under Tier 2 shortage conditions, Arizona’s annual water apportionment will be reduced by 21%, Nevada’s by 8% and Mexico’s by 7%. Tony Briscoestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 But the apportionment of responsibility means Tesla will only be liable for $105,000, Curt Miner, an attorney representing James Riley, told the South Florida SunSentinel. Freida Frisaro, ajc, 20 July 2022 But in many states, for purposes of congressional apportionment, they are counted as residents of the district in which they are imprisoned. Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 An early draft of the memo also noted that using a citizenship data for apportionment was likely unconstitutional and went against 200 years of precedent, but that language also was removed in later drafts. Mike Schneider, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2022 The alleged goal was to cause heavily Democratic areas to be undercounted and changing congressional apportionment to benefit Republicans. Harold Maass, The Week, 21 July 2022 Water apportionment, on the Rio Grande and elsewhere, is based on that concept. Jim Robbins, Wired, 25 June 2022 The agreement, authorized under a congressional bill signed into law last year, recognizes the Navajo Nation’s right to deplete 81,500 acre-feet of water per year from Utah’s Colorado River Basin apportionment. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 May 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1579, in the meaning defined above apportionment noun as in allocation the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group the apportionment of the estate will happen this Friday Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance allocation distribution dispensation issuance reapportionment disbursement allotment redistribution division reallocation admeasurement redivision repartition partition separation
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