redraw
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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In the wake of World War I, the Sykes-Picot Agreement—the pact between Britain and France to redraw the map of the Middle East by carving the crumbling Ottoman Empire into separate spheres of influence—created whole new states and declared Jerusalem a free city with open entry for Jews.
From Slate
A state trial judge found that the district’s lines weakened the ability of Black and Latino voters to elect their preferred candidates, and he ordered the state’s redistricting commission to redraw the district in a way that would increase the influence of minority voters.
Eighteen years later, the country's new center-right President Rodrigo Paz is on a mission to redraw his country's alliances.
From Barron's
They pointed to statements from Paul Mitchell, who led the effort to redraw the districts, that he hoped to “bolster” Latino representatives in the Central Valley.
From Los Angeles Times
The map was a product of a court order, that forced Louisiana to redraw an earlier map so it would be in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1964 and specifically Section 2, which prohibits state and local governments from enacting laws that result in the “denial or abridgement of the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color.”
From Salon
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