malapportioned

American  

[mal-uh-pawr-shuhnd, -pohr-] / ˌmæl əˈpɔr ʃənd, -ˈpoʊr- /

adjective

1. (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.

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Other Word Forms

• malapportionment noun

Etymology

Origin of malapportioned

First recorded in 1960–65; mal- + apportioned ( def. )

Example Sentences

Chronologically malapportioned, the film races through key developments, such as Baggio’s recovery from an injury or commitment to Buddhist meditation, and more than once abruptly flashes forward several years.

From New York Times • May 26, 2021

Striking down malapportioned plans would “impair the Court’s position as the ultimate organ of ‘the Supreme Law of the Land.’

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2017

Despite the fact that the Georgia assembly is malapportioned, said Justice Hugo Black's majority opinion, there is nothing in the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

At stake was the necessity of readjusting Georgia's outrageously malapportioned U.S. congressional districts.

From Time Magazine Archive

His reinvigorated party captured all statewide offices and increased its representation in the malapportioned, rural-dominated state legislature.

From Time Magazine Archive