reapportionment

[ ree-uh-pawr-shuhn-muhnt, -pohr- ]

/ ˌri əˈpɔr ʃən mənt, -ˈpoʊr- /

noun

the act of redistributing or changing the apportionment of something.

the redistribution of representation in a legislative body.

Origin of reapportionment

First recorded in 1930–35; reapportion + -ment

Words nearby reapportionment

reaping machine, reappear, reapply, reappoint, reapportion, reapportionment, reappraisal, reappraise, rear, Rear Adm., rear admiral

Example sentences from the Web for reapportionment

The Constitution requires that reapportionment or redistricting take place every ten years to offset population changes.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
A reapportionment act was therefore to be expected from the next legislature.
Stephen A. Douglas|Allen Johnson
In this reapportionment Sangamon County's delegation had been enlarged to seven representatives and two senators.
McClure's Magazine, March, 1896, Vol. VI., No. 4.|Various
In the dawn Parr hobbled down the line of yawning porters, checking the reapportionment of burdens.
Sacrifice|Stephen French Whitman

The question of the reapportionment of representation was one of the greatest importance.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921|Various

单词	reapportionment
释义	reapportionment [ ree-uh-pawr-shuhn-muhnt, -pohr- ] / ˌri əˈpɔr ʃən mənt, -ˈpoʊr- / noun the act of redistributing or changing the apportionment of something. the redistribution of representation in a legislative body. Origin of reapportionment First recorded in 1930–35; reapportion + -ment Words nearby reapportionment reaping machine, reappear, reapply, reappoint, reapportion, reapportionment, reappraisal, reappraise, rear, Rear Adm., rear admiral Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for reapportionment The Constitution requires that reapportionment or redistricting take place every ten years to offset population changes. Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia\|Dorothy M. Torpey A reapportionment act was therefore to be expected from the next legislature. Stephen A. Douglas\|Allen Johnson In this reapportionment Sangamon County's delegation had been enlarged to seven representatives and two senators. McClure's Magazine, March, 1896, Vol. VI., No. 4.\|Various In the dawn Parr hobbled down the line of yawning porters, checking the reapportionment of burdens. Sacrifice\|Stephen French Whitman The question of the reapportionment of representation was one of the greatest importance. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921\|Various
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