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This is because both citizens and noncitizens are counted in the census and this data is then used to apportion seats.

From Salon

Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada is measured with sensors and aerial images, reservoir levels are electronically logged, and the movement of water through aqueducts is apportioned based on rights and contracts.

Attempts by politicians to apportion blame for high inflation, or claim credit for it falling, should be treated with caution.

From BBC

Wonderful’s pistachio and almond orchards have complicated efforts to apportion water among the state’s competing stakeholders.

It’s the first time in more than four decades that a Washington state politician has apportioned the federal river of money, since the late Sen. Warren Magnuson last chaired the same committee.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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