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misapportionment

[/ˌmɪs.əˈpɔːr.ʃən.mənt/]
nounpl: misapportionments
repartição inadequada; distribuição desigual
1. The act or result of distributing or allocating something incorrectly, unfairly, or disproportionately
The misapportionment of legislative seats led to unequal representation in Congress.
A repartição inadequada de cadeiras legislativas resultou em representação desigual no Congresso.
2. In law and politics, the failure to distribute representation, resources, or voting power in accordance with population or fair allocation standards
The Supreme Court addressed the misapportionment of electoral districts.
A Corte Suprema abordou a distribuição inadequada de distritos eleitorais.
Synonyms
malapportionmentmisdistributionunequal allocationdisproportionate distributioninequitable apportionment
Antonyms
apportionmentfair distributionequitable allocationproportional representation

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
distribuição inadequada; repartição desigual
Standard usage in Brazilian legal and political contexts
Portugal
distribuição desproporcional; repartição inadequada
Used in Portuguese legal terminology

Related Idioms & Phrases

redistricting dispute
equal representation
one person, one vote
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