reapportionment
(redirected from Apportionment (politics))Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Related to Apportionment (politics): malapportioned
re·ap·por·tion·ment
(rē′ə-pôr′shən-mənt)n.
1. The act of reapportioning or the state of being reapportioned.
2. Redistribution of representation in a legislative body, especially the periodic reallotment of US congressional seats according to changes in the census figures as required by the Constitution.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
reapportionment
(ˌriːəˈpɔːʃənmənt)n
the act of changing how much of something different people deserve or should be given; redistribution
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
re•ap•por•tion•ment
(ˌri əˈpɔr ʃən mənt, -ˈpoʊr-)n.
1. the act of redistributing or changing the apportionment of something.
2. the redistribution of representation in a legislative body.
[1930–35]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. | reapportionment - a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) apportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling, assignation, allocation, allotment - the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" reshuffle - a redistribution of something; "there was a reshuffle of cabinet officers" U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.