The phrase "apportionment of powers" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in discussions about the distribution or allocation of authority or responsibilities, often in a political or organizational context.
Example: "The apportionment of powers between the federal and state governments is a crucial aspect of our political system."
Alternatives: "distribution of powers" or "allocation of authority".
But while loving one's own family is always a private virtue, favoring one's kin in the apportionment of power is surely a public vice.
A special part of Germany's banking grief derives from its landesbanken, or state-owned regional banks, central to the German model's apportionment of power between the regions and federal government (read: the availability of ready cash and influence to the regions).
The three nationalist parties, one representing each of the main communities, are almost states unto themselves: they still win most of the elections, control most of the media and dole out most of the patronage.Whereas Dayton depends on the precise apportionment of power and responsibility, the essence of these parties is to smudge distinctions.
In contemporary America, the apportionment of political power on the basis of population, the use of race in the drawing of legislative districts and racial bloc voting have prompted people to inflate their numbers.
Put into historical perspective, every map on display communicates a sense not just of a piece of land but also of the apportionment of money and power in the world at a particular moment.
The apportionment of the conquered lands by the king influenced where these castles were built.
Several proposals for apportionment of votes have been raised to address disparities in UN members' population and economic power.
That apportionment of blame wasn't strictly accurate.
Allocation of resources, apportionment of productive assets among different uses.
THE WITNESS: An apportionment of sixty-six into whatever the licensing fee was.
