malapportionment

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Definition of malapportionment in English English dictionary

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)

Any system where one group has significantly more influence than another, such as when voting districts are unevenly spread out across a population (cf. gerrymandering)

Hyphenation

mal·ap·por·tion·ment

Etymology

() mal (bad, wrong) + apportionment