Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redistricting

/ɹidˈɪstɹɪktɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: re-dis-trict-ing
IPA: /ɹidˈɪstɹɪktɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of redistrict

noun

An instance of adjusting the borders that delineate districts.

Example Sentences

"Their main demand: representation equal to their population and federal redistricting that maintains Madhesh and Tharu provinces – which would guarantee the groups a bigger representation in parliament."
"The party that holds the White House historically struggles in midterm elections, and Republicans are defending an especially narrow majority in the House. Those challenges have led Trump to pressure red states across the country to redraw their congressional district boundaries to give his party more of an advantage — a demand that has touched off a national partisan battle over redistricting."

Inflected Forms

redistrictings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

reapportionment malapportionment

Questions

How do you pronounce redistricting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹidˈɪstɹɪktɪŋ/.
What does redistricting mean?: present participle and gerund of redistrict

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