gerrymandering
Noun
(uncountable)
- (politics) The practice of redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party.
Verb
- Present participle of gerrymander.
Origin
After the US Politician Governor Elbridge Gerry who was associated with a constituency said to resemble a salamander.
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gerrymandering - Legal Definition
v
Apportioning legislative districts in a way calculated
to give an undue advantage to a political party, by concentrating its members
or separating those of another party from one another; implies lines drawn in
an otherwise illogical way.
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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