as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the apportionment of the estate will happen this Friday
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Recent Examples of apportionment
This is a timid and overly complicated version of formulary apportionment.
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Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2021
The door to formulary apportionment and global minimum tax rates has been cracked open.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2021
The bill would use this data to exclude noncitizens from calculating House apportionment.
—Tom Norton, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
The bill in question required a Census question to count U.S. citizens and noncitizens, determining the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives.
—Tom Norton, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2021
The door to formulary apportionment and global minimum tax rates has been cracked open.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2021
The bill would use this data to exclude noncitizens from calculating House apportionment.
—Tom Norton, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
The bill in question required a Census question to count U.S. citizens and noncitizens, determining the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives.
—Tom Norton, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for apportionment
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“Apportionment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportionment. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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