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re⋅dis⋅trict

  [ree-dis-trikt]
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–verb (used with object)
to divide anew into districts, as for administrative or electoral purposes.
Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; re- + district
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re·dis·trict   (rē-dĭs'trĭkt)   
tr.v.   re·dis·trict·ed, re·dis·trict·ing, re·dis·tricts
To divide again into districts, especially to give new boundaries to administrative or election districts.
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redistrict 
"redraw the boundaries of districts," 1850, in U.S. political sense, from re- "again" + district (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: re·dis·trict
Pronunciation: "rE-'dis-trikt
Function: transitive verb
: to divide anew into districts; specifically : to revise the legislative districts of intransitive verb : to revise legislative districts
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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