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reapportionment

UK //ˌriːəˈpɔːʃənmənt//US //ˌriːəˈpɔːrʃənmənt//

词源

源自 re-(重新) + apportion(分配) + -ment(名词后缀),首次记录于19世纪。

noun

❶ 重新分配或调整资源、代表权等的行为或过程,常用于政治领域,如根据人口变化重新划分选区。

“The state legislature will debate reapportionment after the census results are released.”

(州立法机构将在人口普查结果公布后讨论选区重新划分问题。)

“Reapportionment of funds allowed more money to go to underprivileged schools.”

(资金的重新分配使得更多款项流向资源匮乏的学校。)

同义词:redistribution, reallocation, adjustment

常见短语

legislative reapportionment — 特指立法机构席位的重新分配,通常基于人口普查数据调整各地区的代表比例。

“The state completed its legislative reapportionment ahead of the midterm elections.”

(该州在中期选举前完成了立法席位重新分配。)