redistrict

verb — 2 senses

redistrict

verb

/ɹiːˈdɪstɹɪkt/

Etymology From re- + district.

1

To adjust the borders of districts of a state or other governmental or administrative entity.

2

Government, Politics US To redraw the borders of the districts represented by legislators or other elected officeholders in accord with changes in population as shown in the decennial census.

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