English Explanatory Dictionary

redistrict

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To adjust the borders of districts of a state or other governmental or administrative entity.
  2. 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.

Pronunciation

/ɹiːˈdɪstɹɪkt/

Word forms

redistrict redistricts redistricting redistricted

Etymology

From re- + district.

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