redistrict

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

Updated on: 19 Apr 2018

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.

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There are also redistricting reform efforts underway in Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Colorado and other states worthy of your support.

— john delaney, Time, "Congressman: 97% of Americans Want One Kind of Gun Control. Here’s Why Congress Hasn’t Acted," 13 Apr. 2018
The solution is to take redistricting out of the hands of politicians and use a computer program to create the districts, with the minimum length of the district boundaries being the goal.

— WSJ, "Gerrymanders Are Better Designed by Judges," 5 Apr. 2018
After redistricting ordered by Philadelphia’ Supreme Court takes effect in May, the seat may not even exist in its current form in November.

— The Economist, "Pennsylvania’s special electionConor Lamb is likely to lose PA-18," 10 Mar. 2018
More lawsuits are likely, as Republicans say the court is not authorised to redistrict all by itself.

— The Economist, "Quaker notesPennsylvania still needs a new electoral map," 15 Feb. 2018
After redistricting in 2010, Kucinich lost his congressional race to U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, a Democrat from Toledo, when the two were remapped into the same district.

— seth a. richardson, cleveland.com, "Dennis Kucinich officially announces run for Ohio governor," 17 Jan. 2018
Hoosiers for Quality Education), that would play a major role in creating a Republican majority in the Indiana House to redistrict the state to assure future Republican control.

— valerie strauss, Washington Post, "A telling story of school ‘reform’ in Mike Pence’s home state, Indiana," 21 Dec. 2017
As outlined in the Supreme Court ruling in the 1962 Baker v. Carr case, states have to redistrict every ten years in a way that keeps up with population shifts and keeps every district roughly equal in population.

— vann r. newkirk ii, The Atlantic, "We’re a Lot Better at Gerrymandering Than We Used to Be," 28 Oct. 2017
Texas is so heavily Republican and redistricted that most races are won in the primaries.

— The Economist, "Texas politics after Joe Straus," 2 Nov. 2017

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First Known Use of redistrict

1850

REDISTRICT Defined for English Language Learners

redistrict

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Definition of redistrict for English Language Learners

: to divide (a town, state, etc.) into new political or school districts

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redistrict

transitive verb re·dis·trict \ ˌrē-ˈdis-trikt \

legal Definition of redistrict

: to divide anew into districts; specifically : to revise the legislative districts of

intransitive verb

: to revise legislative districts

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