redistrict
verb
re·dis·trict
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redistricted;
redistricting;
redistricts
Definition of redistrict
: to divide anew into districts
specifically
: to revise the legislative districts of
: to revise legislative districts
Examples of redistrict in a Sentence
The town was redistricted last year.
Recent Examples on the Web
The plaintiffs in the case, Evenwel v. Abbott, argued that Texas should not use total population numbers in determining how to redistrict the state, and instead count only citizens of voting age. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "The War to Empower Rural White Voters Is Bigger Than Trump," 9 July 2019 Just wait: Kentucky Republicans will redistrict Yarmuth’s base in Louisville into pizza slices, attaching a tiny piece of blue to many more red seats. — Steve Mulroy, The New Republic, "To Beat the Gerrymander, Think Outside the Lines," 8 July 2019 How is redistricting different from gerrymandering? — Jessica Estepa, USA TODAY, "What is gerrymandering? Supreme Court rules on partisan election maps," 27 June 2019 And last fall, voters in Michigan, Ohio, Colorado, Missouri, and Utah either took redistricting away from politicians or limited their power. — Robert Barnes, BostonGlobe.com, "Supreme Court says federal courts don’t have role in deciding gerrymandering claims," 27 June 2019 Democrats fled Texas for Oklahoma in 2003, hoping to stop redistricting legislation. — Ian Lovett, WSJ, "Where Are Oregon’s Senate Republicans? Check Idaho," 24 June 2019 And since Republicans controlled a majority of state legislatures while redistricting took place after the 2010 census, those maps have skewed red. — Louise Matsakis, WIRED, "Big Data Supercharged Gerrymandering. It Could Help Stop It, Too," 28 June 2019 It's considered a big win for Republicans, who control most US statehouses and thus redistricting efforts. — Doug Criss, CNN, "5 things to know for June 28: Democratic debate, G20, Supreme Court, India, Alabama," 28 June 2019 Before the 1960s, many states went decades without redistricting, leaving rural communities overrepresented long after many of their residents had moved to cities. — Emily Badger, New York Times, "People Who Can’t Vote Still Count Politically in America. What if That Changes?," 22 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'redistrict.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for redistrict
redistrict
verb
English Language Learners Definition of redistrict
US
: to divide (a town, state, etc.) into new political or school districts
See the full definition for redistrict in the English Language Learners Dictionary
redistrict
transitive verb
re·dis·trict
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Legal Definition of redistrict
: to divide anew into districts
specifically
: to revise the legislative districts of
: to revise legislative districts