"reapportionment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reapportionments [plural]
Etymology: c. 1930 reapportion + -ment Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|reapportion|ment}} reapportion + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} reapportionment (countable and uncountable, plural reapportionments)
  1. The act of reapportioning; a second or subsequent apportionment. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-reapportionment-en-noun-YfLb7Fwn Categories (other): English links with manual fragments
  2. The act of reapportioning; a second or subsequent apportionment.
    (US, politics) Reassignment of representation in a legislature, especially of U.S. House of Representative seats, in accord with changes in the census population determination.
    Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-reapportionment-en-noun-HMtjnUcQ Categories (other): American English, English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Topics: government, politics

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