apportionment

[ uh-pawr-shuhn-muhnt, uh-pohr- ]

/ əˈpɔr ʃən mənt, əˈpoʊr- /

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noun

the act of apportioning.

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.

the apportioning of members of any other legislative body.

Origin of apportionment

First recorded in 1620–30; apportion + -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM apportionment

non·ap·por·tion·ment, nounpro·ap·por·tion·ment, adjective

Words nearby apportionment

appointor, Appomattox, Appomattox Court House, apport, apportion, apportionment, apposable, appose, apposite, apposition, appositional growth

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Example sentences from the Web for apportionment

Had such an apportionment been in place in 2000, Al Gore would have won the electoral college vote and become president.
Democrats Shocked by Democratic Idea|David Frum|February 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The same superiority was accorded to Newport in the apportionment of state officers, five of whom were required to live there.
A short history of Rhode Island|George Washington Greene
Drake paused in his apportionment, and a sleigh came swiftly round the turn, the horse loping and lathery.
The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories|Owen Wister
But, as there was no census, therefore there could be no just apportionment until an enumeration of the people was taken.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1|George W. Williams

In my great work on The Prude all will be attended to with due discrimination in apportionment of censure.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8|Ambrose Bierce
What do you think of the wisdom of the compromise as to apportionment?
A Short History of the United States|Edward Channing

British Dictionary definitions for apportionment

apportionment

/ (əˈpɔːʃənmənt) /

noun

the act of apportioning

US government the proportional distribution of the seats in a legislative body, esp the House of Representatives, on the basis of population

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Cultural definitions for apportionment

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.)

单词	apportionment
释义	apportionment [ uh-pawr-shuhn-muhnt, uh-pohr- ] / əˈpɔr ʃən mənt, əˈpoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR apportionment ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of apportioning. 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. the apportioning of members of any other legislative body. Origin of apportionment First recorded in 1620–30; apportion + -ment OTHER WORDS FROM apportionment non·ap·por·tion·ment, nounpro·ap·por·tion·ment, adjective Words nearby apportionment appointor, Appomattox, Appomattox Court House, apport, apportion, apportionment, apposable, appose, apposite, apposition, appositional growth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for apportionment Had such an apportionment been in place in 2000, Al Gore would have won the electoral college vote and become president. Democrats Shocked by Democratic Idea\|David Frum\|February 4, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The same superiority was accorded to Newport in the apportionment of state officers, five of whom were required to live there. A short history of Rhode Island\|George Washington Greene Drake paused in his apportionment, and a sleigh came swiftly round the turn, the horse loping and lathery. The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories\|Owen Wister But, as there was no census, therefore there could be no just apportionment until an enumeration of the people was taken. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1\|George W. Williams In my great work on The Prude all will be attended to with due discrimination in apportionment of censure. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8\|Ambrose Bierce What do you think of the wisdom of the compromise as to apportionment? A Short History of the United States\|Edward Channing British Dictionary definitions for apportionment apportionment / (əˈpɔːʃənmənt) / noun the act of apportioning US government the proportional distribution of the seats in a legislative body, esp the House of Representatives, on the basis of population Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to apportionment allocation, division, portion, appropriation, partition Cultural definitions for apportionment 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.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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apportionment

noun

Origin of apportionment

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Example sentences from the Web for apportionment

British Dictionary definitions for apportionment

noun

Words related to apportionment

Cultural definitions for apportionment