Meaning & use
malapportioned
Divided unfairly or unequally, especially describing electoral districts with very uneven populations.
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Critics argued the state's malapportioned districts gave rural voters disproportionate power.
The court ordered new maps after ruling the legislature was malapportioned.
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Malapportioned is used almost exclusively in discussions of voting districts and political representation.
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