Definition of "apportionment" []

• The act of apportioning. (noun)
• The condition of having been apportioned. (noun)
• The proportional distribution of the number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives on the basis of the population of each state. (noun)
• Allotment of direct taxes on the basis of state population. (noun)

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• "At present the apportionment is as follows: Church extension, 10 per cent; annual conferences, 36 per cent; and the financial"
• "But since the only requirement of apportionment is that a direct tax or capitation can only to three-fifths of a slave, and since we no longer have slaves, it no longer has any effect."
• "Since there are no longer any slaves in the United States, apportionment is achieved if a tax applies to all free persons"