apportionment
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“The Constitution very clearly says that apportionment is determined by the number of people, not citizens,” he said.
From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025
The successful challenge by Phoenix won’t change how many congressional seats Arizona got during the apportionment process, or the more detailed numbers used for redrawing political boundaries.
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2023
Arizona began starting to take its full apportionment of river water in the late 1990s, and Nevada in the early 2000s.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 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
The whole civil sovereignty is founded on an apportionment to it of the divine sovereignty for the maintenance of human society.
From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)
Vocabulary lists containing apportionment
The Golden Compass
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"The Federalist No. 10," Vocabulary from the argument
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The Federalist No. 10 by James Madison
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