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re·ap·por·tion /ˌrē-ə-'pōr-shən/ vt: to apportion anew; esp: to apportion (seats in a house of representatives) in accordance with new population distributionvi: to make a new apportionmentre·ap·por·tion·ment n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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allot again, apportion anew, deal out anew, dispense, distribute again, distribute anew, dole out, parcel, portion out, ration, reallocate, reallot, reappoint, rearrange, reassign, reassort, reclassify, redisperse, redistribute, redistrict, redivide, remeasure, repartition, rezone, split again
associated concepts: reapportion a legislature
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redistribute
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To change the way something is distributed; to change the boundaries of legislative districts or to change the number of representatives per district in order to keep representation proportional to population.n.reapportionment See also gerrymander
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.