redistrict

redistrict
a) To adjust the borders of districts of a state or other governmental or administrative entity.
b) To redraw the borders of the districts represented by legislators or other elected officeholders in accord with changes in population as shown in the decennial census.

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  • redistrict — re·dis·trict /ˌrē dis trikt/ vt: to divide anew into districts; specif: to revise the legislative districts of vi: to revise legislative districts Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Redistrict — Re*dis trict ( tr?kt), v. t. To divide into new districts. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • redistrict — (v.) redraw the boundaries of districts, 1850, in U.S. political sense, from RE (Cf. re ) again + DISTRICT (Cf. district). Related: Redistricted; redistricting …   Etymology dictionary

  • redistrict — ☆ redistrict [rē dis′trikt ] vt. to divide anew into districts, esp. so as to reapportion electoral representatives …   English World dictionary

  • redistrict — Date: 1850 transitive verb to divide anew into districts; specifically to revise the legislative districts of intransitive verb to revise legislative districts …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • redistrict — /ree dis trikt/, v.t. to divide anew into districts, as for administrative or electoral purposes. [1840 50, Amer.; RE + DISTRICT] * * * …   Universalium

  • redistrict — rɪːdɪstrɪkt v. redivide into districts, repartition into regions …   English contemporary dictionary

  • redistrict — re·district …   English syllables

  • redistrict — re•dis•trict [[t]riˈdɪs trɪkt[/t]] v. t. gov to divide anew into districts, as for administrative or electoral purposes • Etymology: 1840–50, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • redistrict — (ˈ)rē+ transitive verb Etymology: re + district : to organize into new territorial especially political divisions …   Useful english dictionary

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