repartition

American  

[ree-pahr-tish-uhn, -per-] / ˌri pɑrˈtɪʃ ən, -pər- /

noun

1. distribution; partition.

2. reassignment; redistribution.

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verb (used with object)

1. to divide up.

2. to partition or subdivide again; reapportion; redistribute.

repartition British  

/ ˌriːpɑːˈtɪʃən /

noun

1. distribution or allotment

2. the act or process of distributing afresh

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verb

1. (tr) to divide up again; reapportion or reallocate

Etymology

Origin of repartition

First recorded in 1545–55; re- + partition

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Example Sentences

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repartition

IN 1805, President Thomas Jefferson urged "a just repartition" of federal revenues among the states for the promotion of "canals, roads, arts, manufactures, education and other great objects within each state."

From Time Magazine Archive

The djemmaa nominates its executive—the elder, the scribe, and the treasurer; it assesses its own taxes; and it manages the repartition of the common lands, as well as all kinds of works of public utility.

From Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution by Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin, Prince

As the institution of bishops throughout the world is a derivation of apostolic authority, so likewise is the repartition of jurisdiction among them.

From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies

In their eyes the very foundation of human life as at present constituted, the very principle on which the production and repartition of all material products is now carried on, is essentially vicious and anti-social.

From Socialism by John Stuart Mill

Saint-Simonism proclaimed the equality of man and woman, that of industry and art and science, and the necessity of a fresh repartition of wealth and of a modification of the laws concerning property.

From George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings by Alys Hallard

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