The meaning of Gerrymander

Gerrymander – definition

verb
Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favour one party or class.
Usage examples:
He said the party had impoverished its supporters and predicted that they would turn against the ru…

noun
An instance of gerrymandering.
Usage examples:
As polsby points out, the art of the gerrymander is another instance with respect to which the cons…

verb
To divide an area into election districts (= areas that elect someone) in a way that gives an unfair advantage to one group or political party
Usage examples:
Enlarging the district to dilute the latino vote is a blatant example of gerrymandering.

Gerrymander translation into English

Gerrymander: translate from English into Chinese

杰里曼德

Gerrymander: translate from English into Dutch

Gerrymander, Vals voorstellen, Verkiezingscampagne

Gerrymander: translate from English into French

Faire du charcutage électoral

Gerrymander: translate from English into German

Wahlkreisschiebung

Gerrymander: translate from English into Hindi

जालसाज़ी करना, चनाव से पहले की चालबाज़ी बनाना, चनाव से पहले की चालबाज़ी, चुनाव से पहले की चालबाजी, पक्ष विशेष के हित में चुनाव-क्षेत्रों का फेर-बदल, गड़बड़ मचाना, धाँधली करना, निर्वाचन से पहले का कूट-प्रबंध, निर्वाचन से पहले का कूट-प्रबंध करना

Gerrymander: translate from English into Italian

Gerrymander, Manipolazione

Gerrymander: translate from English into Korean

속임수, 선거구를 제멋대로 개정하다, 야바위치다, 자기 당에 유리하게 개정하다, 자기 당에 유리한 선거구 개정

Gerrymander: translate from English into Russian

Джерримандер, Махинации, Фальсифицировать, Искажать факты, Устраивать предвыборные махинации, Предвыборные махинации

Gerrymander: translate from English into Spanish

Falsificación de elecciones, Falsificar elecciones

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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Gerrymander – similar words

gerrymandering

verb
Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favour one party or class.

noun
The manipulation of an electoral constituency's boundaries so as to favour one party or class.
Usage examples:
Gerrymandering protects the party lines and keeps bad incumbents in power

All meanings and translations of Gerrymandering

gerrymandered

ˈdʒɛrɪˌmandə

verb
Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favour one party or class.
Usage examples:
He said the party had impoverished its supporters and predicted that they would turn against the ru…

noun
An instance of gerrymandering.
Usage examples:
As polsby points out, the art of the gerrymander is another instance with respect to which the cons…

All meanings and translations of Gerrymandered

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