redistribution

noun

Definition of redistributionnext
as in reallocation

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  1. distribution
  2. reapportionment
  3. apportionment
Noun
  • However, the pandemic and recent political strife has caused automakers to rethink their development distribution around the globe.
    Steve Tengler, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Chris Hondros | Getty Images The 10th and final distribution from a fund for victims of the late Ponzi scheme king Bernie Madoff began Monday, the Department of Justice said.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of distribution
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  • Michael Li, senior counsel in the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program, said Friday the Census Bureau’s new estimates indicated there might be a slightly less dramatic 2030 reapportionment across the nation.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Utah Congressional District 4 Utah’s 4th congressional district first appeared after the 2010 Census reapportionment.
    Andrew DePietro, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of reapportionment
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  • In a 2020 article, the Pew Research Center examined how removing unauthorized immigrants from the 2020 census apportionment count could affect the reapportionment of House seats.
    Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
  • Minnesota received the last seat in the 2020 apportionment of the House.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of apportionment
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