Re-apportionment
[ree-uh-pawr-shuh n-muh nt, -pohr-] /ˌri əˈpɔr ʃən mənt, -ˈpoʊr-/
noun
1.
the act of redistributing or changing the apportionment of something.
2.
the redistribution of representation in a legislative body.
n.
also reapportionment, 1800, American English, from re- + apportionment.
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