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gerrymander
[ jer-i-man-der, ger- ]
noun
- U.S. Politics. the dividing of a state, county, etc., into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few districts as possible.
verb (used with object)
- U.S. Politics. to subject (a state, county, etc.) to a gerrymander.
gerrymander
/ ˈdʒɛrɪˌmændə /
verb
- to divide the constituencies of (a voting area) so as to give one party an unfair advantage
- to manipulate or adapt to one's advantage
noun
- an act or result of gerrymandering
gerrymander
- To change the boundaries of legislative districts to favor one party over another. Typically, the dominant party in a state legislature (which is responsible for drawing the boundaries of congressional districts) will try to concentrate the opposing party's strength in as few districts as possible, while giving itself likely majorities in as many districts as possible.
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Derived Forms
- ˌgerryˈmandering, noun
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Other Words From
- gerry·mander·er noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gerrymander1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gerrymander1
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Example Sentences
If you don't, I shall give the documents in the gerrymander affair to the papers the day after you fail.
It happens every few years that the newspapers are full of more or less excited talk about a "gerrymander."
It was entirely a party fight; for, by grace of the last gerrymander, the nomination carried with it the certainty of election.
It is not settled who is entitled to the authorship of the word "Gerrymander," for which a number of claimants have appeared.
It was from this incident that the word "gerrymander," so often heard in politics in these days, took its name.
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