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单词 reapportioned
释义

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Then in July 2020, Mr. Trump ordered the data to be used to remove unauthorized immigrants from the coming census totals that would reapportion the House for the next decade. New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021 Alabama’s constitution, adopted in 1901, requires the Legislature to reapportion itself every 10 years to adjust to population changes. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 31 July 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1828, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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

reapportioned

verb

past tense of reapportion
as in reallocated

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • reallocated
  • apportioned
  • allocated
  • distributed
  • prorated
  • dispensed
  • divided
  • redistributed
  • allotted
  • administered
  • appropriated
  • split
  • handed out
  • doled out
  • portioned
  • assigned
  • disbursed
  • provided
  • lotted
  • proportioned
  • furnished
  • admeasured
  • shared
  • rationed
  • issued
  • supplied
  • dished out
  • dispersed
  • bestowed
  • meted (out)
  • disseminated
  • dealt (out)
  • divvied (up)
  • parted
  • scattered
  • allowed
  • donated
  • circulated
  • parceled (out)
  • shared (out)
  • set
  • contributed
  • measured (out)
  • parcelled (out)
  • dolloped (out)
  • chipped in
  • spread
  • pledged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • withheld
  • rejected
  • denied
  • refused
  • disallowed
  • declined
  • deprived (of)
  • begrudged
  • pinched
  • stinted
  • misallocated
  • skimped
  • niggled (out)
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