"malapportionment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: malapportionments [plural]
Etymology: mal- + apportionment Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mal|apportionment}} mal- + apportionment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} malapportionment (countable and uncountable, plural malapportionments)
  1. (politics) Any system where one group has significantly more influence than another, such as when voting districts are unevenly spread out across a population (compare gerrymandering). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-malapportionment-en-noun-hddYP-2v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mal- Topics: government, politics

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