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reapportion::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | reallocate |
| Type of | allocate, apportion |
| Derivation | reapportionment |
Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data.
Examples of reapportion
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There is significant opportunity for the club to reapportion resources this winter.
From the stltoday.com
If this state doesn't reapportion pretty darn quick, we are sunk.
From the ocregister.com
Both setups reapportion front-rear power as traction changes.
From the usatoday.com
The census is used to reapportion seats in Congress, the Delaware General Assembly and local councils.
From the delawareonline.com
At least every 10 years Congress shall reapportion itself.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The graphic will automatically reapportion electoral votes based on these population growth estimates.
From the nytimes.com
Use a trowel to reapportion soil if needed.
From the independent.co.uk
State law requires the legislature to reapportion the state every 10 years based on the latest census numbers.
From the courier-journal.com
But in 1921, Congress failed to reapportion the House membership as required by the United States Constitution.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Allocate, distribute, or apportion anew; "Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data"
- (Reapportionment) Apportionment is the process of allocating political power among a set of principles (or defined constituencies). ...
- (Reapportionment) Reallocation of a fixed number of seats in a governmental body among established political units. Following each decennial census, the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are reapportioned among the states. ...
- (Reapportionment) the redistricting of the state for election purposes. (See also "Apportionment".)
- (Reapportionment) The redrawing of legislative district lines following a census. The Constitution requires federal House of Representative districts to be redrawn following each decennial census with the aim of ensuring equitable representation based on shifts of population.
- (Reapportionment) A constitutionally mandated re-allocation of Congressional seats amongst the states. Allocation is based on population.
- (Reapportionment) A process carried out once a decade after each U.S. census to divide the number of state senators and representatives among the state's population so that each legislator represents about the same number of constituents. ...
- (Reapportionment) Term used to describe the process of determining the boundaries for the senatorial and representative districts from which state legislators are to be elected.
- (reapportionment) The process of redrawing legislative districts so that each one contains approximately the same number of citizens. This normally occurs once each 10 years, following completion and tallying of the federal census. ...
