reapportionment

Noun

Meaning

A second or a new apportionment.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

reallocation reallotment division distribution deal allocation dispensation allotment apportionment disbursement reorganisation redistribute reshuffle apportioning parceling
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Hypernyms

allocation allotment apportionment assignation apportioning parceling

Hyponyms

reshuffle

Examples

In the upper house of the National Diet, a major reapportionment in the 1990s halved the number of Councillors from Hokkaido per election from four to two. Source: Internet

Clinton lost its resident representative in the SC House in the last reapportionment when lawmakers split the district right down Broad Street. Source: Internet

” But since reapportionment won’t happen until 2021, he would have to win another election to test that theory. Source: Internet

Even before the virus hit, California was one of 10 states at risk of losing House seats in the next reapportionment. Source: Internet

That move was widely seen as an attempt to ensure that Mr. Trump would still be able to control the census totals and noncitizen estimates sent to Congress for reapportionment, even if he lost his re-election bid. Source: Internet

The most contentious census count in memory is nearing an end with questions remaining about the accuracy of its numbers and how they will be used in congressional reapportionment. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

reappointee reappointment reapportion reapposition reappraisal reappraise