reapportion

verb

re·​ap·​por·​tion ˌrē-ə-ˈpȯr-shən 

reapportioned; reapportioning; reapportions

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

: to make a new apportionment

Examples of reapportion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The person with the least votes after each round is eliminated, with ballots reapportioned or exhausted until the winner clears 50%. — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Normally, seats are reapportioned every 10 years using new census data. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

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

Traditionally — and in Virginia’s case, under the requirements of the state constitution — states have redrawn their congressional districts every 10 years, when a new census comes out and the 435 members of the House are reapportioned according to the states’ new shares of the population. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 13 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1828, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for reapportion

• abortion
• apportion
• contortion
• distortion
• extortion
• proportion
• disproportion
• portion
• torsion

Kids Definition

reapportion

verb

re·​ap·​por·​tion ˌrē-ə-ˈpōr-shən 

-ˈpȯr-

1

: to apportion (as a house of representatives) again

2

: to make a new apportionment

reapportionment

-shən-mənt 

noun

Legal Definition

reapportion

transitive verb

re·​ap·​por·​tion ˌrē-ə-ˈpōr-shən 

: 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