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.
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Other Democratic states have lengthy constitutional or legal steps required to redistrict.
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NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Virginia Democrats have begun advancing plans to redistrict their own state, where a bipartisan commission currently holds the power to redraw congressional maps.
—Connor Greene, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Democratic Maryland lawmakers sought to redistrict the state in an attempt to flip blue the last remaining Republican congressional seat.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
But most of the legal challenges largely center on arguments that lawmakers do not have the power to redistrict mid-decade.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
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NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Virginia Democrats have begun advancing plans to redistrict their own state, where a bipartisan commission currently holds the power to redraw congressional maps.
—Connor Greene, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Democratic Maryland lawmakers sought to redistrict the state in an attempt to flip blue the last remaining Republican congressional seat.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
But most of the legal challenges largely center on arguments that lawmakers do not have the power to redistrict mid-decade.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
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redistrict
verb
re·dis·trict
(ˈ)rē-ˈdis-(ˌ)trikt
: to divide into new districts
especially
: to reorganize the legislative districts of
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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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