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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

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 here’s the confusing part about the Rucho court’s legal treatment of gerrymandering.

From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026

On Tuesday night, he promised to “work across party lines to find a national solution to the age-old plague of gerrymandering, and in particular, to the more recent affliction of mid-decade gerrymandering.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025

This trick is called "gerrymandering," from Elbridge Gerry, of Massachusetts, who was vice-president of the United States from 1813 to 1817.

From Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins by John Fiske