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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

Because of a 1960s Supreme Court ruling, the apportionment of state Senate seats is based on population, not geography.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2024

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

These panels often resort to computer programs to find the fairest possible apportionment.

From Scientific American • Nov. 10, 2022

In Virginia, an election for members of Congress, under the old system and apportionment, takes place on the fourth Thursday in the present month.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various




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