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reapportionment

noun

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Recent Examples of reapportionment In general, Vassar said, redistricting follows the reapportionment of Congressional seats that happens in accordance with Census data. — Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025 The independent commission would remain intact for the reapportionment after the 2030 census, and a new map would only be used if Texas or another state redraws its lines first. — Jared Gans, The Hill, 9 Aug. 2025 This count is then used to determine how the 435 House seats are distributed among the 50 states, a process called reapportionment. — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025 DeSantis argued last week that the population has grown enough to require a mid-decade census and reapportionment. — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reapportionment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapportionment
  1. apportionment
  2. reallocation
  3. redistribution
  4. distribution
  5. allocation
  6. issuance
Noun
  • But while the danger was unambiguous, the apportionment of responsibility was not.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Even if sufficient water were released from Lake Powell to Lake Mead to cover the Lower Basin’s and Mexico’s apportionments, Lake Mead would continue to decline because of evaporation.
    — Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of apportionment
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  • The reallocation from savings to essentials could sidestep addressing root problems, too.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Opponents seek a reallocation of revenue Opponents of the referendum hope to persuade IPEC to allocate more referendum funding for IPS in order to reduce the need for further budget cuts.
    — Aleksandra Appleton, IndyStar, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of reallocation
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  • To address those flaws, a chorus of economists outside China — and some within the country — argue for a redistribution of national wealth from state enterprises to households in order to boost domestic consumption, just as Zhu once prescribed.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Two of his landmark papers, published in 2025 and 2026 in Science, point to a radical redistribution of the cells that make up the body as mammals age, and describe some of the epigenomic instructions that guide this process.
    — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • The creator may own the message, but the platform has considerable influence over its distribution.
    — Sergi Cerrato, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The agreement changed the conference’s media-rights distribution model to favor schools that generated larger television audiences for football and men’s basketball, while dramatically reducing the cost of leaving the ACC.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of distribution
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  • Automation can take over repetitive and physically demanding tasks, while AI can help warehouse leaders make better decisions about inventory, labor, order prioritization, and resource allocation.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In 2021, state and regional officials determined that about 2,200 very low-income housing units and about 1,300 low-income units were needed to meet the city’s regional housing allocation.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of allocation
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  • The industry remains near the beginning of its cycle, and the same principles—control over keys, and the routing of decisions—apply well beyond custody, including the issuance of tokenized instruments.
    — Sergey Stopnevich, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • One source said any new debt deals announced this fall will be priced at a significantly higher rate than previous issuances.
    — Seema Mody, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of issuance

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“Reapportionment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportionment. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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