apportionment
/əˈpɔːʃənmənt/noun
mass noun
1- the action or result of apportioning something分摊; 分担; 分派; 分配：
an exercise in apportionment of blame.
分担责任的做法。
1.1
- the determination of the proportional number of members each US state sends to the House of Representatives, based on population figures美国众议院中各州议员名额（按人口数字）的分配。