reapportionment

re·ap·por·tion·ment  (r-pôrshn-mnt)

n.

1. The act of reapportioning or the state of being reapportioned.

2. Redistribution of representation in a legislative body, especially the periodic reallotment of U.S. congressional seats according to changes in the census figures as required by the Constitution.

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reapportionment - a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) reallotment, reallocation apportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling, assignation, allocation, allotment - the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" reshuffle - a redistribution of something; "there was a reshuffle of cabinet officers" U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776