redistrict

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/ɹiːˈdɪstɹɪkt/

verb

To adjust the borders of districts of a state or other governmental or administrative entity.

OriginEnglish district ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbredistrict (third-person singular simple present redistricts, present participle redistricting, simple past and past participle redistricted)

present singular third person redistricts · participle present redistricting · participle past redistricted · past redistricted

  1. To adjust the borders of districts of a state or other governmental or administrative entity.
  2. USgovernmentTo redraw the borders of the districts represented by legislators or other elected officeholders in accord with changes in population as shown in the decennial census.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishdistrict
  7. Englishredistrict

From re- + district.

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Cite this entry
APA

redistrict. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redistrict

MLA

“redistrict.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redistrict. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redistrict,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redistrict.

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