redistrict

[ ree-dis-trikt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to divide anew into districts, as for administrative or electoral purposes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of redistrict¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; re- + district

Example Sentences

From there, the task would look different: Democrats would have to put together a map that does not so egregiously redistrict the state to its own political advantage that even the newly liberal court would take offense.

From Slate

Alabama has been trying to redistrict to get rid of the Black vote, essentially.

From Salon

Republicans in the state have drawn political districts in such a way that they’ve put up fortresses around themselves, but for the governor’s race or the Senate, statewide races, you can’t redistrict.

From Slate

A win for Moore would potentially unleash all those states to redistrict at will.

From Washington Post

Other government bodies, like the City Council, also have to redistrict every decade per the Washington Voting Rights Act, which requires redistricting after each new census count.

From Seattle Times