apportionment
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apportionment
noun apportionments
- The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned. This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[…]He was smooth-faced, and his fresh skin and well-developed figure bespoke the man in good physical condition through active exercise, yet well content with the world's apportionment.
- 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.
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noun The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
| Español | aporcionamiento, prorrateo, distribución, racionamiento, reparto |
|---|---|
| Português | repartição |
| Français | partage, répartition |
| Deutsch | Aufteilung, Betragserteilung, Umlage, Umlegung |
| Română | repartizare |
| العربية | تَوَزُّع tawazzuʕ |
noun (US) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states
| Deutsch | Verteilung |
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Talk about this word "apportionment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/apportionment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. apportionment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/apportionment "apportionment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/apportionment.
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@misc{apportionment_2026,
title = {apportionment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apportionment},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
