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reapportion
verb
re·ap·por·tion
ˌrē-ə-ˈpȯr-shən
reapportioned; reapportioning; reapportions
: to apportion (something, such as a house of representatives) anew
: to make a new apportionment
Examples of reapportion in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The exciting question, for friends of a free Ukraine, is what the Ukrainians do once the Kremlin reapportions its surviving A-50s and inevitably leaves a gap in its aerial radar coverage.
—David Axe, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Genesis also wants to reapportion the collateral to benefit all of its creditors and disputes Gemini's foreclosure and entitlement to the additional GBTC shares.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
The once-in-a-decade count is required to reapportion the House of Representatives to reflect changes in the nation’s population.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 July 2022
Since House districts are used to apportion the Electoral College and states use census data to reapportion their own legislatures, the census quite literally rewrites the map of American political power every 10 years.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 July 2022
The census proved accurate enough in the end to be used to reapportion the House of Representatives and guide the drawing of new political maps nationwide.
—New York Times, 7 Apr. 2022
The new maps had to reapportion the state’s population, which has continued shifting from rural communities to urban and suburban areas.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2021
The House later passed a plan to reapportion the 105 districts in the House of Representatives.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 1 Nov. 2021
Sometimes complications arise if someone feels overloaded but cannot reapportion the load.
—Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1828, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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“Reapportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reapportion. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
reapportion
verb
re·ap·por·tion
ˌrē-ə-ˈpōr-shən
-ˈpȯr-
1
: to apportion (as a house of representatives) again
2
: to make a new apportionment
Legal Definition
reapportion
transitive verb
re·ap·por·tion
ˌrē-ə-ˈpōr-shən
: to apportion anew
especially
: to apportion (seats in a house of representatives) in accordance with new population distribution
: to make a new apportionment
reapportionment
noun
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