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redistrict

[ ree-dis-trikt ]
/ riˈdɪs trɪkt /
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verb (used with object)

to divide anew into districts, as for administrative or electoral purposes.

RELATED WORDS

distribute, allot, divide, reallocate, resection

Nearby words

  1. rediscovery,
  2. redistribute,
  3. redistribution,
  4. redistributionist,
  5. redistributive,
  6. redistricting,
  7. redivide,
  8. redivivus,
  9. redlands,
  10. redleg

Origin of redistrict

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; re- + district
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Word Origin and History for redistrict

redistrict

v.

"redraw the boundaries of districts," 1838, in U.S. political sense, from re- "again" + district. Related: Redistricted; redistricting.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper