reapportion

verb

re·​ap·​por·​tion ˌrē-ə-ˈpȯr-shən How to pronounce reapportion (audio)
reapportioned; reapportioning; reapportions

transitive verb

: to apportion (something, such as a house of representatives) anew

intransitive verb

: to make a new apportionment

Examples of reapportion in a Sentence

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The user argued the vote against the bill by House Democrats was a vote to continue giving these immigrants – and give newly arriving ones – representation when seats in the House are reapportioned among the states based on the 2030 census. Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for reapportion 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1828, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of reapportion was circa 1828

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“Reapportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reapportion. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

reapportion

verb
re·​ap·​por·​tion ˌrē-ə-ˈpōr-shən How to pronounce reapportion (audio)
-ˈpȯr-
1
: to apportion (as a house of representatives) again
2
: to make a new apportionment
reapportionment noun

Legal Definition

reapportion

transitive verb
re·​ap·​por·​tion ˌrē-ə-ˈpōr-shən How to pronounce reapportion (audio)
: to apportion anew
especially : to apportion (seats in a house of representatives) in accordance with new population distribution

intransitive verb

: to make a new apportionment
reapportionment noun

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