Malapportionment
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Malapportionment is a noun meaning (politics) Any system where one group has significantly more influence than another, such as when voting districts are unevenly spread out across a population (compare gerrymandering).
Meaning
(politics) Any system where one group has significantly more influence than another, such as when voting districts are unevenly spread out across a population (compare gerrymandering).
Word Forms
- malapportionments
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gerrymandering, misdistribution, disproportion, gerrymander, gerrymanderism, underrepresentation.
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