"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
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  2. (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-yD3yR6F0 Categories (other): American English, 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: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: redistricting

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