gerrymander
IPA: dʒˈɛrimændɝ
noun
- (derogatory) The act of gerrymandering.
- (derogatory) A voting district skewed by gerrymandering.
verb
- (transitive, derogatory) To divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.
- (transitive, derogatory, by extension) To draw dividing lines for other types of districts in an unintuitive way to favor a particular group or for other perceived gain.
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Examples of "gerrymander" in Sentences
- It was a clear case of gerrymandering.
- The redistricting wasn't a gerrymander.
- It was possible to crudely gerrymander tribes.
- This doesn't mean the plan was not a gerrymander.
- This is a clear and blatant accusation of gerrymandering.
- A gerrymander of his district evidently occurred after that.
- These dummy voters have the effect of creating a gerrymander.
- Along with Elbridge Gerry, he helped to create the gerrymander.
- Critics have lashed out at this blatant attempt of gerrymandering.
- Reading gerrymander, how does the 'Playmander' not equate to a gerrymander
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