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Definition of reapportion in English English dictionary
- To apportion again; to redistribute or reallocate
The court intervened to reapportion the voting districts that had been unfairly laid out under the controlling party's regime.
- {f} redivide, reallocate, redistribute
- allocate, distribute, or apportion anew; "Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data"
- allocate, distribute, or apportion anew; "Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data
- To apportion again
- reapportioned
- past of reapportion
- reapportioning
- present participle of reapportion
- reapportions
- third-person singular of reapportion
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Hyphenation
re·ap·por·tionPronunciation
Etymology
() c 1830 re- + apportionResimler
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