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Apportioning

To divide and distribute portions of a whole.

📖 Definitions of "Apportioning"

verb
  1. 1

    To divide and distribute portions of a whole.

    "The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election."

  2. 2

    Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.

    "The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them."

noun
  1. 1

    Apportionment

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