Congressional Districts - Concept Circle
Title: Apportionment
2006-11-30 11:29:46 · 3 answers · asked by Who Got A Dime Bag? 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
n : 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" [syn: allotment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation]
2006-11-30 11:32:22 · answer #1 · answered by sweetsum691 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ap‧por‧tion‧ment /ÉËpÉrÊÉnmÉnt, ÉËpoÊr-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-pawr-shuhn-muhnt, uh-pohr-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. the act of apportioning.
2. 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.
3. the apportioning of members of any other legislative body.
2006-11-30 19:32:42 · answer #2 · answered by Lachelle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From Webster :):
Originate from "to apportion": to divide and share out according to a plan; especially : to make a proportionate division or distribution of
2006-11-30 19:35:15 · answer #3 · answered by IKnow 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋