apportionment.
The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English apportion Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English apportionment From apportion + -ment.
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