Apportionment
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Apportionment is a noun meaning The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
Meaning
The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
More Meanings
- (US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
- (US) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states.
Example Sentences
The names of the prayers are given above the tunes, but there is no indication of apportionment of the text to the phrases and notes of the melody.
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.
Word Forms
- apportionments
Synonyms for apportionment
Depending on context, synonyms include allocation, allotment, parceling, apportioning, parcelling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include apportioning, allotment, allocation, parceling, parcelling, apportioned.
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