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gerrymandering

  • present 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.
  • a word derived from 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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But his prior comments, as well his efforts to end gerrymandering across the nation since leaving office, have made clear that his views have not changed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Yet now, without any justification, the supermajority has imported Callais’ jury-rigged standards into the constitutional rules against racial gerrymandering.

From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026

If we want durable protection for the rights of all voters and durable constraints on racial gerrymandering, we need an act of Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

But in the past, the court also said racial gerrymandering is unconstitutional under the 14th and 15th Amendments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

For years North and South Carolina each sent at least one negro member to the House of Representatives and, but for flagrant gerrymandering, might have sent more.

From The New South A Chronicle of Social and Industrial Evolution by Holland Thompson