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

While his district had a greater voice in the wildly malapportioned legislature than its population warranted, Askew was one of the leaders for reapportionment.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Carr, inched forward when the court ruled that malapportioned school districts were as constitutionally intolerable as state legislatures in the same condition.

From Time Magazine Archive