# apportionment

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #54,014

## Definitions
1. The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
2. The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
3. The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states.

## Etymology
From apportion + -ment.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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