reapportion

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Every 10 years, states rely on census data to redraw their legislative districts to reflect population changes and rebalance, or reapportion, congressional and legislative seats.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2023

Congress also uses the results to reapportion seats in the House of Representatives for the next decade.

From Washington Times • Aug. 4, 2020

To reapportion without adding more seats, however, would mean that some States would have to lose seats.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

And the F.C.C., which along with Justice must approve the merger, wants to reapportion the scarce broadcast wavelengths on which wireless broadband operates.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2011

He will reapportion strength to meet new conditions, through comparison of his accrued losses with respect to those he has anticipated.

From Sound Military Decision by Kalbfus, Edward C. (Edward Clifford)