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reapportionment
[ ree-uh-pawr-shuhn-muhnt, -pohr- ]
noun
- the act of redistributing or changing the apportionment of something.
- the redistribution of representation in a legislative body.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reapportionment1
First recorded in 1930–35; reapportion + -ment
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Example Sentences
The Constitution requires that reapportionment or redistricting take place every ten years to offset population changes.
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In this reapportionment Sangamon County's delegation had been enlarged to seven representatives and two senators.
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There is a new reapportionment every ten years, counting from 1821.
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In the dawn Parr hobbled down the line of yawning porters, checking the reapportionment of burdens.
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A reapportionment act was therefore to be expected from the next legislature.
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