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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Examples
Sometimes political representatives use both gerrymandering and malapportionment to try to maintain power.
This malapportionment can greatly affect representation after long periods of time or large population movements.