reapportionment
NounUS[ree-uh-pawr-shuhn-muhnt]/ˌriəˈpɔrʃənmənt/5 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)Synonyms: reallotmentreallocationType of allotment, apportionmentKinds reshuffle
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Re′ap·por′tion·ment (-ment), noun
A second or a new apportionment.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54