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malapportioned

malapportioned adjective: of an electoral district, characterized by a disproportionate distribution of representatives to a legislative body.

Adjective

malapportioned (comparative more malapportioned, superlative most malapportioned)

  1. Of an electoral district, characterized by a disproportionate distribution of representatives to a legislative body.

Forms of malapportioned

comparativemore malapportioned
superlativemost malapportioned

Origin of malapportioned

From mal- + apportioned.

Questions about malapportioned

What does malapportioned mean?
Malapportioned means of an electoral district, characterized by a disproportionate distribution of representatives to a legislative body.
What part of speech is malapportioned?
Malapportioned is an adjective.

Words near malapportioned in the dictionary

  1. Malapoc
  2. malapplication
  3. malapplications
  4. malapplied
  5. malappointment
  6. malapportioned
  7. malapportionment
  8. malapportionments
  9. malapposed
  10. malapposition
  11. malappositions

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