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malapportionment

Noun

Meaning

malapportionment (countable and uncountable, plural malapportionments)

(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).

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Sometimes political representatives use both gerrymandering and malapportionment to try to maintain power. Source: Internet

This malapportionment can greatly affect representation after long periods of time or large population movements. Source: Internet

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