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reapportion
(redirected from reapportioned)

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reapportion verb allot again, apportion anew, deal out anew, dispense, distribute again, distribute anew, dole out, parcel, portion out, ration, reallocate, reallot, reappoint, rearrange, reassign, reclassify, redisperse, redistribute, redistrict, redivide, remeasure, repartition, split again
Associated concepts: reapportion a legislature
See also: redistribute


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House of Representatives are reapportioned after every Census, political power is shifting as well: In 2000, states in the South and West gained 10 House seats, mostly at the expense of states in the East and Midwest.
Research showed a 2+2 isn't that useful every day, so space was reapportioned to allow stowing the top without eliminating luggage capacity.
Further in the article it says that the Electoral College has been reapportioned for population changes and that those same states would now produce a vote of 278 to 260.
 
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