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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Shrum blamed Trump for the difficult spot in which the GOP now finds itself, referring to the president calling on Texas Republicans to redistrict in favor of Republicans.
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Local voters have been confronted with a range of decisions — including in a high-stakes congressional race in a newly redrawn district, following the passage of Proposition 50 last year, in which voters overwhelmingly voted to redistrict the state to benefit Democrats.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Usually, states redistrict at the start of the decade after the census count.
—Gavin Jackson, NPR, 26 May 2026
Indiana’s local Republicans refused to redistrict the state according to the president’s wishes.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Local voters have been confronted with a range of decisions — including in a high-stakes congressional race in a newly redrawn district, following the passage of Proposition 50 last year, in which voters overwhelmingly voted to redistrict the state to benefit Democrats.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Usually, states redistrict at the start of the decade after the census count.
—Gavin Jackson, NPR, 26 May 2026
Indiana’s local Republicans refused to redistrict the state according to the president’s wishes.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for redistrict
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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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