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apportionment

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


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She said the service charge fees increased suddenly in 2020, due to a "change in the apportionment" or share of costs, set by the landlord.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Federal law holds that a mid-decade Census can be conducted, but not used for apportionment.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 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

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

From Scientific American ● Nov. 10, 2022

In the apportionment of praise, he would resent a bestowal that made her unequal to himself; nor would he fail to recognize the services of his children.

From Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College by William Robert Lee Smith




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