About The Word Gerrymander
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Gerrymander
Gerrymander Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Gerrymander?
[n] an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)
[v] divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts Synonyms | Synonyms for Gerrymander: Related Terms | Find terms related to Gerrymander: angle | borough | caucus | close borough | congressional district | contrive | election district | engineer | finagle | gerrymandered district | intrigue | jockey | machinate | maneuver | manipulate | play games | plot | pocket borough | politicize | precinct | pull strings | rotten borough | safe district | scheme | silk-stocking district | single-member district | swing district | wangle | ward See Also | cheat | cheating | divide | part | separate Gerrymander In Webster's Dictionary \Ger`ry*man"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Gerrymandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gerrymandering}.]
To divide (a State) into districts for the choice of
representatives, in an unnatural and unfair way, with a view
to give a political party an advantage over its opponent.
[Political Cant, U. S.]
Note: This was done in Massachusetts at a time when Elbridge
Gerry was governor, and was attributed to his
influence, hence the name; though it is now known that
he was opposed to the measure. --Bartlett.
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