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reapportionment

reapportionment noun: the act of reapportioning; a second or subsequent apportionment.

Noun

reapportionment (countable and uncountable, plural reapportionments)

  1. The act of reapportioning; a second or subsequent apportionment.
    1. (US) Reassignment of representation in a legislature, especially of U.S. House of Representative seats, in accord with changes in the census population determination.
      • In this context Endean pointed to the upcoming reapportionment of congressional districts according to the 1980 Census figures saying, "Everyone is up in the air over what their district will look like. Liberals are afraid they'll be gerrymandered into conservative districts.1981 February 7, Betty Krier, quoting Steve Endean, “Pro, Anti-Gay Lobbies Plan Bills For Congress”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 28, page 3

reapportionment meaning in Tamil

reapportionment in Tamil

மறு ஒதுக்கீடு

Forms of reapportionment

pluralreapportionments

Origin of reapportionment

c. 1930 reapportion + -ment

Questions about reapportionment

What does reapportionment mean?
Reapportionment means the act of reapportioning; a second or subsequent apportionment.
What is reapportionment in Tamil?
Reapportionment in Tamil is மறு ஒதுக்கீடு. See Reapportionment meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is reapportionment?
Reapportionment is a noun.
What is the plural of reapportionment?
The plural of reapportionment is reapportionments.

Words near reapportionment in the dictionary

  1. reappointments
  2. reappoints
  3. reapportion
  4. reapportioned
  5. reapportioning
  6. reapportionment
  7. reapportionments
  8. reapportions
  9. reapposition
  10. reappositions
  11. reappraisal

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