redistrict
verb
re·dis·trict (ˌ)rē-ˈdi-(ˌ)strikt 
redistricted; redistricting; redistricts
transitive verb
: to divide anew into districts
specifically : to revise the legislative districts of
intransitive verb
: to revise legislative districts
Example Sentences
The town was redistricted last year.
Recent Examples on the Web When this happens, most states redistrict not only for Congress but for their own legislative offices as well. 
Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 In a later House committee, bills to redistrict that chamber and the Kentucky Supreme Court also advanced by nearly party-line votes. Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 6 Jan. 2022 The Senate also passed Senate Bill 3 to redistrict Kentucky's congressional seats by a 28-4 vote, with every Democrat voting for the bill. Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 7 Jan. 2022 The school board will ultimately decide how or whether to redistrict, as required by state law. Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2021 House Republicans first unveiled their maps last week, while Senate Bill 2 from Senate Republicans to redistrict their chamber was first unveiled Tuesday, the first day of the 2022 legislative session. Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 7 Jan. 2022 The same House committee also passed House Bill 179 to redistrict the Kentucky Supreme Court and Kentucky Court of Appeals for the first time in decades. Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 6 Jan. 2022 After every census school boards must redistrict, or adjust their boundaries, to ensure relatively equal population numbers in each sub-district. Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2022 After the 2021 legislative session brought a new wave of efforts to redistrict along partisan lines and restrict voting access, Republican legislators in some states are now looking to intervene further in the electoral process. Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2022 See More
Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 In a later House committee, bills to redistrict that chamber and the Kentucky Supreme Court also advanced by nearly party-line votes. Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 6 Jan. 2022 The Senate also passed Senate Bill 3 to redistrict Kentucky's congressional seats by a 28-4 vote, with every Democrat voting for the bill. Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 7 Jan. 2022 The school board will ultimately decide how or whether to redistrict, as required by state law. Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2021 House Republicans first unveiled their maps last week, while Senate Bill 2 from Senate Republicans to redistrict their chamber was first unveiled Tuesday, the first day of the 2022 legislative session. Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 7 Jan. 2022 The same House committee also passed House Bill 179 to redistrict the Kentucky Supreme Court and Kentucky Court of Appeals for the first time in decades. Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 6 Jan. 2022 After every census school boards must redistrict, or adjust their boundaries, to ensure relatively equal population numbers in each sub-district. Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2022 After the 2021 legislative session brought a new wave of efforts to redistrict along partisan lines and restrict voting access, Republican legislators in some states are now looking to intervene further in the electoral process. Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Legal Definition
redistrict
transitive verb
re·dis·trict ˌrē-ˈdis-trikt
: to divide anew into districts
specifically : to revise the legislative districts of
intransitive verb
: to revise legislative districts