Associations to the word «Gerrymander»
Noun
- Gerry
- Incumbent
- Federalist
- Voter
- Legislature
- Boundary
- Minority
- District
- Vote
- Republican
- Democrat
- Clause
- Representation
- Parti
- Amendment
- Election
- Majority
- Seat
- Senate
- Massachusetts
- Court
- Party
- Governor
- Protection
- Plurality
- Unionist
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- Partisan
- Gazette
- Plaintiff
- Electorate
- Process
- Justice
- Constituency
- Attempt
- Legislator
- Flint
- Nationalist
- Cartoon
- Packing
- State
- Congressman
- Elect
- Manipulation
- Discrimination
- Pirate
- Hungarian
- Kim
- Westminster
- Opposition
- Diamond
- Slovakia
- Delegation
- Queensland
- Fraud
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- Drawing
- Boston
- Labor
- Catholic
- Advantage
- Jurisdiction
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
GERRYMANDER, verb. (transitive) (pejorative) 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. (transitive) (pejorative) (by extension) To draw dividing lines for other types of districts in an unintuitive way to favor a particular group or for other perceived gain.
GERRYMANDER, noun. (pejorative) The act of gerrymandering.
GERRYMANDER, noun. (pejorative) A voting district skewed by gerrymandering.
Dictionary definition
GERRYMANDER, noun. An act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage).
GERRYMANDER, verb. Divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts.
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