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gerrymandered

  • past participle
    of gerrymander.
    gerrymander
    noun
    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.
  • past tense form
    of gerrymander.
    gerrymander
    noun
    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.

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Even McKinley, who earlier had been gerrymandered into victory, lost his seat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2024

For the other implications of the Wisconsin race, especially for the state’s heavily gerrymandered legislative maps, I recommend Reid’s latest article.

From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2023

In the meantime, jurors should remember that they each have the independent power to cast a vote that cannot be overridden, overruled, or gerrymandered away.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2022

There are no gerrymandered voting districts in elections for senators.

From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021

Is there any evidence that your state is "gerrymandered"?

From Government in the United States National, State and Local by James Wilford Garner