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noun
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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)
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U.S. Politics. to subject (a state, county, etc.) to a gerrymander.
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Gerrymandering
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Origin:
1812, Americanism; after E. Gerry (governor of Massachusetts, whose party redistricted the state in 1812) + (sala)mander, from the fancied resemblance of the map of Essex County, Mass., to this animal, after the redistricting
1812, Americanism; after E. Gerry (governor of Massachusetts, whose party redistricted the state in 1812) + (sala)mander, from the fancied resemblance of the map of Essex County, Mass., to this animal, after the redistricting
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ger·ry·man·der·er, noun
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- All of which is further reinforced by the rampant gerrymandering of districts.
- Substantively, it means gerrymandering evidence so that inconvenient facts don't make it onto the map.
- The article also correctly points out the ossification of government accountability by gerrymandering.
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