REAPPORTIONMENT

reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation

(noun) a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

reapportionment (countable and uncountable, plural reapportionments)

The act of reapportioning; a second or subsequent apportionment.

(US, politics) Reassignment of representation in a legislature, especially of U.S. House of Representative seats, in accord with changes in the census population determination.

Source: Wiktionary


Re`ap*por"tion*ment, n.

Definition: A second or a new apportionment.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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