malapportionment
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a word derived from
malapportioned.
malapportionedadjective(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.
Example Sentences
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Still, Japan’s courts, when presented with legal challenges to the malapportionment, have been narrowing the disparities in recent decades.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
First, as to the Senate, there is the grotesque malapportionment we now have.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2021
By ending the malapportionment that plagued mid-20th-century America, the Supreme Court terminated a harmful practice that no other actor could realistically combat.
From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2017
This was a dramatic fix to the malapportionment that had led to shocking disparities in voting power and equal representation until the 1960s.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2015
Imbalances grew over time, and “the consequences of malapportionment became more pronounced during and immediately after World War II” as U.S. population shifts intensified.
From Washington Post