reapportionment

American  

[ree-uh-pawr-shuhn-muhnt, -pohr-] / ˌri əˈpɔr ʃən mənt, -ˈpoʊr- /

noun

1. the act of redistributing or changing the apportionment of something.

2. the redistribution of representation in a legislative body.

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Etymology

Origin of reapportionment

First recorded in 1930–35; reapportion + -ment

Example Sentences

Michael Li, senior counsel in the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program, said Friday the Census Bureau’s new estimates indicated there might be a slightly less dramatic 2030 reapportionment across the nation.

From Los Angeles Times

He oversaw a landmark reapportionment in the 1980s that helped Latinos enter the state Legislature in numbers never before seen, doing the same for Los Angeles after joining the City Council.

From Los Angeles Times

In some cases that could theoretically increase the number of congresspeople those states can send to the House of Representatives in Washington, although such reapportionment only occurs once a decade.

From Seattle Times

Their complaint argued that the reapportionment “packs” Turtle Mountain tribal members into one House district and leaves Spirit Lake out of a majority-Native district.

From Seattle Times

In 1982, he won a new congressional seat from northern New Mexico that the state picked up in reapportionment.

From Washington Times