redistricting

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noun

An instance of adjusting the borders that delineate districts.

Less commonScrabble 17

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of redistrict
nounredistricting (plural redistrictings)

plural redistrictings

  1. An instance of adjusting the borders that delineate districts.

    Their main demand: representation equal to their population and federal redistricting that maintains Madhesh and Tharu provinces – which would guarantee the groups a bigger representation in parliament.

    2015 September 20, Sugam Pokharel, Salim Essaid, “More than half a century in the making: Nepal enshrines new constitution”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 Oct 2022
    1 more example

    The party that holds the White House historically struggles in midterm elections, and Republicans are defending an especially narrow majority in the House. Those challenges have led Trump to pressure red states across the country to redraw their congressional district boundaries to give his party more of an advantage — a demand that has touched off a national partisan battle over redistricting.

    2025 September 19, Patrick Svitek, Emily Guskin and Scott Clement, “Most Americans critical of Trump on crime, economy and other issues, poll finds”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 21 Sep 2025
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APA

redistricting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redistricting

MLA

“redistricting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redistricting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redistricting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redistricting.

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