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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
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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
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—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
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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 15 Nov. 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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