redistrict

verb re·dis·trict \ (ˌ)rē-ˈdi-(ˌ)strikt \

|Updated on: 11 Jul 2018

Examples: redistrict in a Sentence

Definition of redistrict

redistricted; redistricting; redistricts

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

In one case, the justices rejected a lower-court ruling that set limits on redistricting for partisan gain, but without deciding whether limits ever could be imposed.

— CBS News, "Chief Justice Roberts, the new man in the middle?," 30 June 2018
The school closed for good after this school year, and students will all be redistricted for the 2018-19 school year.

— steve smith, Courant Community, "Eastbury School Closes For Good," 26 June 2018
Filling the hole on the west side and redistricting students will better accommodate current and future population shifts, McMichael has argued, and will result in shorter commutes for 1,300 children.

— emma kate fittes, Indianapolis Star, "How Carmel parents are fighting to keep Orchard Park Elementary open in Home Place," 21 June 2018
Sugar Land’s citizen redistricting committee includes Chairman Randy Garbs, council member Himesh Gandhi, Tina Gibson, Dr. Mary Harrell, Russell Jones, Louis Manuel, Apurva Parikh, Sapana Patel and council member Bridget Yeung.

— staff report, Houston Chronicle, "Sugar Land appoints redistricting committee, solicits public input," 14 June 2018
But redistricting several years ago favored Republicans, and Ms. Killian has mounted a robust challenge.

— lisa w. foderaro, New York Times, "Special Elections in New York on Tuesday Will Decide 11 Races," 22 Apr. 2018
In North Carolina, Ullman is excited about attorney Anita Earls, who is campaigning for a Supreme Court seat after helping to challenge the state’s redistricting laws.

— bridget read, Vogue, "Meet the Young Female Filmmaker With a Gun-Reform Super PAC," 2 June 2018
Months of work Betker said that redistricting the city to accommodate nine aldermen could take months of work.

— darryl enriquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Should government in Waukesha be downsized?," 16 May 2018
If the court will find a state’s redistricting efforts so infected with partisan bias that it must be thrown out, something the justices have never done before.

— james hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: The Supreme Court has a blockbuster season," 3 May 2018

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