redistrict
verb
re·dis·trict
(ˌ)rē-ˈdi-(ˌ)strikt 
redistricted; redistricting; redistricts
: to divide anew into districts
specifically
: to revise the legislative districts of
: to revise legislative districts
Examples of redistrict in a Sentence
The town was redistricted last year.
Recent Examples on the Web
The judge overseeing the lawsuit filed against the Gary Common Council after its failure to redistrict the city’s wards by the state mandated Dec. 31 deadline took a milder tone Tuesday after admonishing council leadership for its inaction during a prior hearing.
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Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2023
At a packed meeting Tuesday evening, the Hazelwood School District’s board told concerned parents that Jana Elementary School in Florissant will switch to virtual instruction Monday, with plans to redistrict students to other area schools after the Thanksgiving break.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2022
This has led to a year of legislators trying to redistrict the state and a series of gerrymandered and unconstitutional electoral maps.
—Zachary Smith, cleveland, 27 Dec. 2022
Republicans chose to redistrict Godfrey out of the Legislature.
—John Brummett, Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2022
The move will allot enough time to redistrict the students to other schools following the Thanksgiving break.
—Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2022
Three plans were presented to the community through a survey earlier this year, offering various ways to redistrict.
—Alyssa Alfano, cleveland, 27 Sep. 2022
The Carroll County school system announced its plans to redistrict students from South Carroll to Liberty in June 1979.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022
When this happens, most states redistrict not only for Congress but for their own legislative offices as well.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
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Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2023
At a packed meeting Tuesday evening, the Hazelwood School District’s board told concerned parents that Jana Elementary School in Florissant will switch to virtual instruction Monday, with plans to redistrict students to other area schools after the Thanksgiving break.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2022
This has led to a year of legislators trying to redistrict the state and a series of gerrymandered and unconstitutional electoral maps.
—Zachary Smith, cleveland, 27 Dec. 2022
Republicans chose to redistrict Godfrey out of the Legislature.
—John Brummett, Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2022
The move will allot enough time to redistrict the students to other schools following the Thanksgiving break.
—Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2022
Three plans were presented to the community through a survey earlier this year, offering various ways to redistrict.
—Alyssa Alfano, cleveland, 27 Sep. 2022
The Carroll County school system announced its plans to redistrict students from South Carroll to Liberty in June 1979.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022
When this happens, most states redistrict not only for Congress but for their own legislative offices as well.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
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First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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Kids Definition
redistrict
verb
re·dis·trict
(ˈ)rē-ˈdis-(ˌ)trikt
: to divide into new districts
especially
: to reorganize the legislative districts of
Legal Definition
redistrict
transitive verb
re·dis·trict
ˌrē-ˈdis-trikt
: to divide anew into districts
specifically
: to revise the legislative districts of
: to revise legislative districts
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