Associations to the word «Apportionment»

Wiktionary

APPORTIONMENT, noun. The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
APPORTIONMENT, noun. (US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
APPORTIONMENT, noun. (US) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states.

Dictionary definition

APPORTIONMENT, noun. 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".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke