district line
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- noun
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línea de distrito
- A number of states have intentionally drawn district lines for the purpose of creating districts where minorities would constitute a majority within the district ("majority-minority districts").
- draw district lines
Examples
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Interdistrict open enrollment is a plan that allows students to cross district lines to attend schools in other districts.
Academic text (2001) -
A court drew the original 3rd district lines.
Academic text (2011) -
The district lines are, therefore, drawn in a race-conscious way.
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With uneven, unfair district lines, the voters never have a real choice.
Blog text (32) -
In the draft map that was released before Thursday's vote on a revised plan, district lines were tweaked at the expense of splitting some neighborhoods.
Blog text (20) -
Local officials are responsible for determining the district line that separates our neighborhood from the next one.
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The new district line was drawn to ensure fair representation for all communities in the area.
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Changes to the district line will affect local voting and resource allocation in the upcoming elections.
Synonyms
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A row of words on a page, for example in an ad
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A line that separates two countries or regions
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A border between two states in the same country
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A line that shows the edge between two places or countries
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A line that shows the edge of a piece of land and separates it from a neighbor's
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A line that shows where two counties meet
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A line that shows the edge between two areas
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A line or border that shows where one area ends and another begins
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An official line that divides two areas in the same country, like New York and New Jersey
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'boundary separating two districts' is directly derivable from combining 'district' (an administrative area) with 'line' (a division or boundary). This straightforward noun-noun compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English naming conventions, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
District line comes from the simple picture of a map with a clear line drawn between two districts, marking the 'boundary' between them. So, a district line means the 'boundary' that separates one district from another.