reapportion
verb
re·ap·por·tion
ˌrē-ə-ˈpȯr-shən 
reapportioned; reapportioning; reapportions
: to apportion (something, such as a house of representatives) anew
: to make a new apportionment
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Traditionally — and in Virginia’s case, under the requirements of the state constitution — states have redrawn their congressional districts every 10 years, when a new census comes out and the 435 members of the House are reapportioned according to the states’ new shares of the population.
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
DeSantis has also said that because the state’s population growth has changed rapidly since 2020, the state should be reapportioning its districts.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 27 Apr. 2026
Constitutionally, House seats are reapportioned every ten years by state legislatures following the national census.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Wimberger insists that Evers can easily solve the problem by directing his agency to reapportion funding.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
DeSantis has also said that because the state’s population growth has changed rapidly since 2020, the state should be reapportioning its districts.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 27 Apr. 2026
Constitutionally, House seats are reapportioned every ten years by state legislatures following the national census.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Wimberger insists that Evers can easily solve the problem by directing his agency to reapportion funding.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Reapportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reapportion. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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reapportion
verb
re·ap·por·tion
ˌrē-ə-ˈpōr-shən
-ˈpȯr-
1
: to apportion (as a house of representatives) again
2
: to make a new apportionment
Legal Definition
reapportion
transitive verb
re·ap·por·tion
ˌrē-ə-ˈpōr-shən
: to apportion anew
especially
: to apportion (seats in a house of representatives) in accordance with new population distribution
: to make a new apportionment
reapportionment
noun
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