middecade
n.— «The other case comes from Texas, the biggest of the “red states.” Texas is defending its right to redraw its electoral districts to give the GOP more seats in Congress. Other states have signaled that if Texas’ middecade shift is approved by the high court, they will do the same.» —“States’ cases at high court could rock political world” by David G. Savage St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Mo.) Feb. 27, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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