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| ger·ry·man·der [ jérree màndər ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle ger·ry·man·dered, present participle ger·ry·man·der·ing, 3rd person present singular ger·ry·man·ders) |
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try to get extra votes unfairly: to manipulate an electoral area, usually by altering its boundaries, in order to gain an unfair political advantage in an election
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noun (plural ger·ry·man·ders) |
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1. act of gerrymandering: an unfair manipulation of an electoral area for political advantage
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2. manipulated electoral area: an electoral area manipulated in such a way as to give one political party an unfair advantage in an election
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| [Early 19th century. Blend of Elbridge Gerry + salamander, from the shape of an electoral district he created to favor his own party] |
