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Definition of redistrict
transitive verb
: to divide anew into districts; specifically : to revise the legislative districts of
intransitive verb
: to revise legislative districts
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Examples of redistrict in a Sentence
The town was redistricted last year.
Recent Examples of redistrict from the Web
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Eisnaugle was appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to a 5th District Court of Appeal judgeship in May. He was first elected to the House in 2008 and served through 2012, but opted not to seek re-election after redistricting that year.
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The decision in this case will likely set the path for redistricting in 2020 and beyond.
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The plan would also redistrict 142 students from their current schools to the remaining five elementary school buildings.
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The school system is redistricting due to the closure of Eastbury School at the end of the 2017-18 school year, one of the town's six elementary buildings.
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The House also wanted to turn the tables on the judiciary by subjecting judges in redistricting disputes to cross-examination.
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After redistricting, Kenosha became a safe Democratic district, and Mr. Steinbrink was exiled to an adjoining district populated by rural conservatives.
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The same day as the veto, 5,000 angry West Texans met in the town of Sweetwater and drafted resolutions calling for a breakup unless the legislature redistricted the state and built the college.
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First Known Use of redistrict
1850
REDISTRICT Defined for English Language Learners
redistrict
playDefinition of redistrict for English Language Learners
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: to divide (a town, state, etc.) into new political or school districts
Law Dictionary
redistrict
playLegal Definition of redistrict
: to divide anew into districts; specifically : to revise the legislative districts of
intransitive verb
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