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apportionment

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[ US /əˈpɔɹʃənmənt/ ]
[ UK /ɐpˈɔːʃənmənt/ ]
NOUN
  1. 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

How To Use apportionment In A Sentence

  • At present the apportionment is as follows: Church extension, 10 per cent; annual conferences, 36 per cent; and the financial Religious Bodies: 1906
  • As to the money raised by local subscription, no definite apportionment has yet been made but we understand that Woodhouse will receive a good round sum.
  • He had nothing to tell them regarding the preciousness of water and the apportionment of supplies... given they were in their sane minds. HAMMERFALL
  • My Lord, can I then much more briefly deal with two other matters: apportionment of costs and leave to appeal?
  • In the apportionment, or representation clause, the redemptioner and the apprentice counts each as a man, whereas five slaves are enumerated as only three free men. Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy.
  • An unfair apportionment limited upcountry representation in the legislature and gave the parishes more power than their population warranted.
  • The practical significance of apportionment is that the next election results may differ because of it.
  • Difficulty of assessment or apportionment should not dictate an unjust or inappropriate costs order.
  • The Holtham Commission, one of the most thorough reviews of the distribution of public expenditure in the UK, concluded that if the formula used to apportion public expenditure in England were applied to the devolved administrations, Wales would receive nearly £400m more per annum, and Scotland around £4bn less, compared with the apportionments dictated by a creaking Barnett formula. We are still a nation divided by shameful economic injustice | The big issue
  • Inevitably we described some mistakes, but it's not an apportionment of blame.
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