ALL meanings of apportionment
ap·por·tion·ment
A a - noun apportionment the act of apportioning 3
- noun apportionment the proportional distribution of the seats in a legislative body, esp the House of Representatives, on the basis of population 3
- noun apportionment an apportioning or being apportioned 3
- noun apportionment a proportional distribution or assignment, as of U.S. Representatives among the states, or of state legislators among counties, etc. 3
- noun apportionment the act of apportioning. 1
- noun apportionment the determination of the number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives according to the proportion of the population of each state to the total population of the U.S. 1
- noun apportionment the apportioning of members of any other legislative body. 1
- noun apportionment allotting, allocating 1
- noun apportionment The action or result of apportioning something. 1
- noun apportionment The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned. 0
- noun apportionment (US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states. 0
- noun apportionment (US) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states. 0