redistrict

redistrict
/ree dis"trikt/, v.t.
to divide anew into districts, as for administrative or electoral purposes.
[1840-50, Amer.; RE- + DISTRICT]

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  • redistrict — Date: 1850 transitive verb to divide anew into districts; specifically to revise the legislative districts of intransitive verb to revise legislative districts …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • redistrict — verb a) To adjust the borders of districts of a state or other governmental or administrative entity. b) To redraw the borders of the districts represented by legislators or other elected officeholders in accord with changes in population as… …   Wiktionary

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