reapportionment

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

noun

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

2. the redistribution of representation in a legislative body.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reapportionment¹

First recorded in 1930–35; reapportion + -ment

Example Sentences

But if they think this current moment is frightening, just wait until the coming reapportionment apocalypse.

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Last year, the Brennan Center for Justice predicted that the state was on track to lose four more congressional districts in reapportionment in 2030, leaving California with just 48 House seats.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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