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Definition of Apportionment
1. Noun. The act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan. "The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
Specialized synonyms: Grant, Subsidisation, Subsidization, Reallocation, Reallotment, Reapportionment, Deal, Rationing, Parcel, Portion, Share
Generic synonyms: Distribution
Derivative terms: Allocate, Allot, Apportion, Assign, Parcel, Parcel
Definition of Apportionment
1. 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.
Definition of Apportionment
1. Noun. The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned ¹
2. Noun. (American English) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states ¹
3. Noun. (American English) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Apportionment
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Apportionment
1. 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. Origin: Cf. F. Apportionnement, LL. Apportionamentum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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