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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
apportionment
 
SYLLABICATION:ap·por·tion·ment
PRONUNCIATION:  -pôrshn-mnt, -pr-
NOUN:1a. The act of apportioning. b. The condition of having been apportioned. 2a. The proportional distribution of the number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives on the basis of the population of each state. b. Allotment of direct taxes on the basis of state population.
 
 
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