REAPPORTIONMENT Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

reapportionment

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Recent Examples of reapportionment In general, Vassar said, redistricting follows the reapportionment of Congressional seats that happens in accordance with Census data. — Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025 The independent commission would remain intact for the reapportionment after the 2030 census, and a new map would only be used if Texas or another state redraws its lines first. — Jared Gans, The Hill, 9 Aug. 2025 This count is then used to determine how the 435 House seats are distributed among the 50 states, a process called reapportionment. — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025 DeSantis argued last week that the population has grown enough to require a mid-decade census and reapportionment. — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reapportionment

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Even if sufficient water were released from Lake Powell to Lake Mead to cover the Lower Basin’s and Mexico’s apportionments, Lake Mead would continue to decline because of evaporation.

— Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Roll Call first reported on the apportionment of new funds for White House security.

— Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

Definition of apportionment

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The piece argues that all prices are inherently transitory; falling costs in one area often lead to rising prices elsewhere due to wealth reallocation and new innovations.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The union has been vocal in recent months about the department’s reallocation plan that moved the department toward an EMS focus.

— Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

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To address those flaws, a chorus of economists outside China — and some within the country — argue for a redistribution of national wealth from state enterprises to households in order to boost domestic consumption, just as Zhu once prescribed.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Two of his landmark papers, published in 2025 and 2026 in Science, point to a radical redistribution of the cells that make up the body as mammals age, and describe some of the epigenomic instructions that guide this process.

— Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of redistribution

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Reinstating a military draft would ensure a more equitable distribution of national defense responsibilities.

— Jonathan Zimmerman, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2026
Between 2020 and 2024, the NYC Health Department nearly tripled its distribution to opioid overdose prevention programs, distributing more than 300,000 naloxone kits in 2024 alone.

— Nathalia Fernandez, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of distribution

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The remaining allocation has also drawn intense interest from the market.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Tax allocation districts are designated areas where a certain amount of property tax revenue growth is diverted away from governments and used to fund specific improvements within that district.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of allocation

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They would be given nine months from the issuance of the permit to finish the work to the city’s satisfaction.

— Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Stripe bought Bridge, which has since won conditional OCC approval for a national trust bank covering custody, issuance and reserve management.

— William Jones, Ascend Agency, 27 Aug. 2026

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