mal·ap·por·tioned
ˌma-lə-ˈpȯr-shənd 
: characterized by an inequitable or unsuitable apportioning of representatives to a legislative body
: the state of being malapportioned
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Instead, serious political reform — including the Democrats’ stalled voting rights bill — depends on changing the extra-constitutional yet entrenched Senate filibuster in the most malapportioned upper house in the developed world.
—Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022
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“Malapportioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malapportioned. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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