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Redistribution

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The act or process of redistributing.

n. An economic theory or policy that advocates reducing inequalities in the distribution of wealth.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The act of changing the distribution of resources

n. The act of distributing copies of books papers or digital media.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A dealing back; a second or new distribution.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. distributing again

Word Usage

"And so clear is it when you come to the distribution of power that you must consider the subject in all its bearings, that even honorable gentlemen who have taken part in this debate have not been able to avoid the question of what they call the redistribution of seats -- a very important part of the distribution of power."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

distribution

Cross Reference

redistribution of seats act

Form

redistributive

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Aleutian Andalusian Confucian Constitution Lilliputian

Same Context

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revaluation rebroadcast disparity equalization income tax