Definition of gerrymander Gerrymander
/ʤɛˈɹimæˌndɚ/ - [jereemander] - ger•ry•man•der
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What does gerrymander mean?
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NounPlural: gerrymanders |
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| gerrymander - an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage) | ||
| cheating, cheat a deception for profit to yourself | ||
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| gerrymander - divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts | ||
| part, divide, separate perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- gerrymander (Noun)
The act of gerrymandering. - gerrymander (Noun)
A voting district skewed by gerrymandering. - gerrymander (Verb)
To divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election. - gerrymander (Verb)
To draw dividing lines for other types of districts in an unintuitive way to favor a particular group or for other perceived gain.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gerrymander (v. t.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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gerrymander
jer-i-man′der, v.t. (Amer.) to rearrange the voting districts in the interests of a particular party or candidate: to manipulate facts, arguments, &c. so as to reach undue conclusions.—n. an arrangement of the above nature. [Formed from the name of Governor Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) and Salamander, from the likeness to that animal of the gerrymandered map of Massachusetts in 1811.]
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🔤- gerrymander, verb, present, 1st person singular of gerrymander (infinitive).
- gerrymander, verb (infinitive).
- gerrymander, noun, singular of gerrymanders.
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