Gerrymander - English meaning
Gerrymander – definitions in English dictionary
verbManipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favour one party or class.
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He said the party had impoverished its supporters and predicted that they would turn against the ru…
nounAn instance of gerrymandering.
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As polsby points out, the art of the gerrymander is another instance with respect to which the cons…
verbTo divide an area into election districts (= areas that elect someone) in a way that gives an unfair advantage to one group or political party
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Enlarging the district to dilute the latino vote is a blatant example of gerrymandering.
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Word origin
early 19th century: from the name of Governor Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts + salamander, from the supposed similarity between a salamander and the shape of a new voting district on a map d
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