Gerrymander

Definition of Gerrymander

Ger`ry`man´der

v. t.

1.

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.

[imp. & p. p. Gerrymandered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Gerrymandering.]

Related Words

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

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