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reapportion

/ˌriːəˈpɔːrʃən/
re · ap · por · tion
Past Simple:reapportioned
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Past Participle:reapportioned
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Present Participle:reapportioning
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reapportion Lexical Profile

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• verb

1

To divide and distribute (shares, funds, or resources) again or in a different way.

Example

"The committee voted to reapportion the annual budget to provide more funding for public schools."

2

American To redistribute legislative representatives among electoral districts or states in accordance with updated population figures.

Example

"Following the decennial census, Congress must reapportion the seats in the House of Representatives."

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Word Nuance & Usage

In American politics, "reapportion" specifically means redistributing the number of legislative seats among states based on census population changes, whereas "redistrict" means redrawing the geographic boundaries of electoral districts within a state.

• Rhymes for reapportion

• Nearby Words

reapply
reappoint
reappointment
reapportion
reappraisal
reappraise
reapproval

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in English from the prefix re- (meaning "again") and apportion, which derives via Old French from Medieval Latin apportionare, based on Latin portio (meaning "share" or "part").

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Reapportion. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/reapportion
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