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apportionment

[uh-pawr-shuhn-muhnt, uh-pohr-] / əˈpɔr ʃən mənt, əˈpoʊr- /


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And, since the country’s founding, the U.S. has conducted a Census once a decade for the purposes of apportionment.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2025

But as a matter of paramount importance to the compact, the Texas apportionment and the treaty water will be delivered,” Melloy wrote in his report.

From Seattle Times Jul. 5, 2023

In general, the apportionment of electoral districts this year appears to be the fairest in 40 years, as reported by the New York Times.

From Scientific American Nov. 10, 2022

This, obviously, can affect apportionment for the other states.

From Washington Times Oct. 25, 2022

He was utterly unused to the practical apportionment of money.

From A Man's Hearth by Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie) Ingram




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