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reapportionment
[ ree-uh-pawr-shuhn-muhnt, -pohr- ]
noun
- the act of redistributing or changing the apportionment of something.
- the redistribution of representation in a legislative body.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reapportionment1
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Example Sentences
The Constitution requires that reapportionment or redistricting take place every ten years to offset population changes.
In this reapportionment Sangamon County's delegation had been enlarged to seven representatives and two senators.
There is a new reapportionment every ten years, counting from 1821.
In the dawn Parr hobbled down the line of yawning porters, checking the reapportionment of burdens.
A reapportionment act was therefore to be expected from the next legislature.
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