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Apportionment vs Demarcation - What's the difference?

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Apportionment is a related term of demarcation.


As nouns the difference between apportionment and demarcation

is that apportionment is the act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned while demarcation is demarcation.

apportionment

English

Noun

(wikipedia apportionment) (en noun)
  • The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
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  • *:This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.He was smooth-faced, and his fresh skin and well-developed figure bespoke the man in good physical condition through active exercise, yet well content with the world's apportionment .
  • (lb) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
  • (lb) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states.

    • demarcation

    English

    (wikipedia demarcation)

    Alternative forms

    * demarkation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.
  • A limit thus fixed, in full demarcation line.
  • Any strictly defined separation
    • ''There is an alleged, in fact somewhat artificial demarcation in the type of work done by members of different trade unions.

    Derived terms

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    Related terms

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