redistricting
UK/ri'dɪstrɪkt/US/'ri:'distriktiŋ/
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Definitions
n.
The redrawing of electoral district boundaries
重新划定选区
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedre-again, back
+
districtnot, apart, away
+
-ingdraw tight, bind
=redistricting
re- (again) + district (an area drawn apart) + -ing = drawing district lines again. A district was originally a zone 'strictly marked off,' and redistricting is the political act of re-marking those lines — often to shift voting power.
Common Collocations
- 1.congressional redistricting国会选区重划
- 2.partisan redistricting党派性选区重划
- 3.redistricting map选区划分图
Example Sentences
- 1.
Critics said the redistricting favored one party.