Usually means: Unequal representation of electoral districts.
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  1. malapportionment: Merriam-Webster
  2. malapportionment: Wiktionary
  3. malapportionment: Dictionary.com
  4. Malapportionment: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. malapportionment: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Malapportionment: Glossary of Election Terms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (malapportionment)

noun:  (politics) 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).

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