reapportion

verb

re·​ap·​por·​tion ˌrē-ə-ˈpȯr-shən How to pronounce reapportion (audio)
reapportioned; reapportioning; reapportions
Synonyms of reapportionnext

transitive verb

: to apportion (something, such as a house of representatives) anew

intransitive verb

: to make a new apportionment

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No value would be destroyed if elements of this contract were revised as part of this sale; it would merely be reapportioned, more fairly in our view. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 DeSantis has also said that because the state’s population growth has changed rapidly since 2020, the state should be reapportioning its districts. — Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 27 Apr. 2026 Constitutionally, House seats are reapportioned every ten years by state legislatures following the national census. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment requires 'counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed' for purposes of reapportioning the House. — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reapportion

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1828, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of reapportion was circa 1828

Rhymes for reapportion

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reapportion

verb
re·​ap·​por·​tion ˌrē-ə-ˈpōr-shən How to pronounce reapportion (audio)
-ˈpȯr-
1
: to apportion (as a house of representatives) again
2
: to make a new apportionment
reapportionment
-shən-mənt How to pronounce reapportion (audio)
noun

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
reapportionment noun

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