Gerrymandering - English meaning
Gerrymandering – definitions in English dictionary
verbManipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favour one party or class.
nounThe 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
nounThe 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
nounAn occasion when someone in authority changes the borders of an area in order to increase the number of people within that area who will vote for a particular party or person
Usage examples:
The boundary changes were denounced as blatant 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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