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gerrymander
[ jer-i-man-der, ger- ]
noun
- U.S. Politics. the dividing of a state, county, etc., into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few districts as possible.
verb (used with object)
- U.S. Politics. to subject (a state, county, etc.) to a gerrymander.
gerrymander
/ ˈɛɪˌæԻə /
verb
- to divide the constituencies of (a voting area) so as to give one party an unfair advantage
- to manipulate or adapt to one's advantage
noun
- an act or result of gerrymandering
gerrymander
- To change the boundaries of legislative districts to favor one party over another. Typically, the dominant party in a state legislature (which is responsible for drawing the boundaries of congressional districts) will try to concentrate the opposing party's strength in as few districts as possible, while giving itself likely majorities in as many districts as possible.
Derived Forms
- ˌˈԻԲ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- r·d· noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gerrymander1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gerrymander1
Example Sentences
Democrats and voting rights activists also anticipate that the court will order new congressional maps to replace the current, heavily gerrymandered map passed by GOP legislators, which gives Republicans a 6-2 edge in seats.
Twelve Louisiana voters challenged the new map in federal court last spring, and the court scrapped the configuration, ruling that the district created an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
Wikler also argued that a right-wing court could restore gerrymandered legislative maps and influence future election rules and certification fights.
The court has delivered a series of democracy-damaging decisions that have unleashed billions in dark money, gutted the Voting Rights Act, and protected and enabled coast-to-coast gerrymanders of U.S.
Partisan gerrymandering is once again a huge reason why the right will hold the chamber.
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