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Districting is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Districting in a sentence

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Districting | District | Districts

Districting meaning

present participle and gerund of district

Using Districting

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of district
  • In the example corpus, districting often appears in combinations such as: the districting.

Context around Districting

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

reason 1× legislative 1× partisan 1× special 1×

Often after:

isn 1× changes 1× requirements 1× software 1× process 1×

Sentence patterns with Districting

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and special districting software has 1× clearance of districting changes in 1× controlling the districting process has 1× highly partisan districting according to 1× in legislative districting 1× look at districting and at 1× the reason districting isn t 1× to the districting requirements 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

hart p 3 1× in subsequent years 1× instead of putting 1× perhaps that s 1× the state court 1× use of databases 1×

Common sentence endings:

be cracked everywhere 1× in legislative districting 1× isn t pursued 1× might improve diversity 1× more precise science 1× racial voting discrimination 1×

Words around Districting

Just before it in the word index:

district 20.330 distric 2 distributorships 2 distributorship 4 distributors 407 distributor 327

Just after it in the word index:

districtis 2 districts 3.328 districtwide 14 distrito 5 distro 8 distrokid 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Districting

  • In this selection, "districting" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, reason, legislative, partisan, isn, changes and requirements stand out and add context to how "districting" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and special districting software has and clearance of districting changes in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "districting" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with districting

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Perhaps that’s exactly the reason districting isn’t pursued! (10 words)

In subsequent years, Congress expanded on the requirements, successively adding contiguity, compactness, and substantial equality of population to the districting requirements. (21 words)

The state court imposed a new map, prepared with the help of Nathaniel Persily, a Stanford law professor and an expert in legislative districting. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Instead of putting the issue before voters, the city council decided the idea needed further study, and floated the idea for a task force that would look at districting and at any other proposal that might improve diversity. (38 words)

But in the 2013 decision of Shelby County v. Holder, Roberts struck down the section of the Voting Rights Act that required Justice Department pre-clearance of districting changes in places with histories of racial voting discrimination. (37 words)

Use of databases and computer technology seeAlso The introduction of modern computers alongside the development of elaborate voter databases and special districting software has made gerrymandering a far more precise science. (31 words)

Exclamation examples

Perhaps that’s exactly the reason districting isn’t pursued! (10 words)

Example sentences (8)

Perhaps that’s exactly the reason districting isn’t pursued!

But in the 2013 decision of Shelby County v. Holder, Roberts struck down the section of the Voting Rights Act that required Justice Department pre-clearance of districting changes in places with histories of racial voting discrimination.

Instead of putting the issue before voters, the city council decided the idea needed further study, and floated the idea for a task force that would look at districting and at any other proposal that might improve diversity.

The state court imposed a new map, prepared with the help of Nathaniel Persily, a Stanford law professor and an expert in legislative districting.

Hart, p. 3:458 Although Gerry was unhappy about the highly partisan districting (according to his son-in-law, he thought it "highly disagreeable"), he signed the legislation.

In subsequent years, Congress expanded on the requirements, successively adding contiguity, compactness, and substantial equality of population to the districting requirements.

Use of databases and computer technology seeAlso The introduction of modern computers alongside the development of elaborate voter databases and special districting software has made gerrymandering a far more precise science.

When the party controlling the districting process has a statewide majority, packing is usually not necessary to attain partisan advantage; the minority party can generally be "cracked" everywhere.

Common combinations with districting

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "districting" in a sentence?
An example: "Perhaps that’s exactly the reason districting isn’t pursued!" This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "districting" from authentic English texts.
What does "districting" mean?
Districting means: present participle and gerund of district
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "districting", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.