apportioning
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Definitions ofapportioning
- To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
Example: "The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election."
- Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
Example: "The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them."
- Apportionment
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