reapportion

[ ree-uh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr- ]

verb (used with object)

1. to apportion or distribute anew.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reapportion¹

First recorded in 1965–70; re- + apportion

Example Sentences

After all, the reason we have the 1929 Permanent Apportionment Act in the first place is that Congress was unable to reach an agreement on how to reapportion the House for nearly a decade.

From FiveThirtyEight

Because the realization was, we’ve got the Electoral College apportioned on the basis of the 1910 census, and if the popular vote and the electoral vote diverge, it’s because we didn’t reapportion.

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