apportionment - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'apportionment' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Apportionment

[ n.]

- The act of apportioning; a dividing into just proportions or shares; a division or shares; a division and assignment, to each proprietor, of his just portion of an undivided right or property.

Meaning of 'apportionment' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . apportionment

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

Example in sentence:

the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state

Nearby Words:

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Apportionment
Apportionment— in the general sense, distribution of forces and capabilities as the starting point for planning, etc
Air apportionment
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