英语词汇“gerrymander”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gerrymander

/ˈdʒɛrɪˌmandə

(British also jerrymander)

verb [with object] (often as noun gerrymandering)

1Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favour one party or class.He said the party had impoverished its supporters and predicted that they would turn against the ruling party, no matter how the constituency boundaries were gerrymandered....

Politicians have come to see manipulation of the vote much as they see gerrymandering boundaries of voting districts - all part of the electoral game.
If anything, it reinforced perceptions that the board and the ANC were simply gerrymandering provincial boundaries to suit short-term political ends.

1.1Achieve (a result) by gerrymandering: an attempt to gerrymander the election result...

A gerrymandered election does not make for a democracy.

noun

An instance of gerrymandering.As Polsby points out, the art of the gerrymander is another instance with respect to which the constitutional order has been turned on its head....

In a gerrymander in 1923, Unionists wrested control from Nationalists, an arrangement reinforced in the 1930s.
Despite a gerrymander, the number of opposition seats rose from 22 to 45, mostly at the expense of the ruling party.

Derivatives

gerrymanderer

/ˌdʒɛrɪˈmandərə

/ noun ...

It's possible the court will find that this time the gerrymanderers in North Carolina have simply gone too far.
A successful gerrymanderer begins by assuming that his party has a certain amount of support statewide; he then apportions that support strategically among individual districts.
Without it, gerrymanderers armed with sophisticated technology and facing few real constraints could run wild, causing minority representation in Congress to shrink dramatically.

Origin

Early 19th century: from the name of Governor Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts + salamander, from the supposed similarity between a salamander and the shape of a new voting district on a map drawn when he was in office (1812), the creation of which was felt to favour his party; the map (with claws, wings, and fangs added) was published in the Boston Weekly Messenger, with the title The Gerry-Mander.

Half-man, half-lizard—that is a gerrymander. In political contexts gerrymandering is manipulating the boundaries of electoral districts to give an advantage to a particular party or class. The term was coined when Elbridge Gerry, governor of Massachusetts in 1812, created a new voting district that appeared to favour his party. Because the shape of this new district vaguely resembled the outline of a salamander, a map, embellished with claws, wings, and fangs, was published in the Boston Weekly Messenger, with the title The Gerry-Mander.

单词	gerrymander
释义	gerrymander /ˈdʒɛrɪˌmandə / (British also jerrymander) verb [with object] (often as noun gerrymandering) 1Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favour one party or class.He said the party had impoverished its supporters and predicted that they would turn against the ruling party, no matter how the constituency boundaries were gerrymandered.... Politicians have come to see manipulation of the vote much as they see gerrymandering boundaries of voting districts - all part of the electoral game. If anything, it reinforced perceptions that the board and the ANC were simply gerrymandering provincial boundaries to suit short-term political ends. 1.1Achieve (a result) by gerrymandering: an attempt to gerrymander the election result... A gerrymandered election does not make for a democracy. noun An instance of gerrymandering.As Polsby points out, the art of the gerrymander is another instance with respect to which the constitutional order has been turned on its head.... In a gerrymander in 1923, Unionists wrested control from Nationalists, an arrangement reinforced in the 1930s. Despite a gerrymander, the number of opposition seats rose from 22 to 45, mostly at the expense of the ruling party. Derivatives gerrymanderer /ˌdʒɛrɪˈmandərə / noun ... It's possible the court will find that this time the gerrymanderers in North Carolina have simply gone too far. A successful gerrymanderer begins by assuming that his party has a certain amount of support statewide; he then apportions that support strategically among individual districts. Without it, gerrymanderers armed with sophisticated technology and facing few real constraints could run wild, causing minority representation in Congress to shrink dramatically. Origin Early 19th century: from the name of Governor Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts + salamander, from the supposed similarity between a salamander and the shape of a new voting district on a map drawn when he was in office (1812), the creation of which was felt to favour his party; the map (with claws, wings, and fangs added) was published in the Boston Weekly Messenger, with the title The Gerry-Mander. Half-man, half-lizard—that is a gerrymander. In political contexts gerrymandering is manipulating the boundaries of electoral districts to give an advantage to a particular party or class. The term was coined when Elbridge Gerry, governor of Massachusetts in 1812, created a new voting district that appeared to favour his party. Because the shape of this new district vaguely resembled the outline of a salamander, a map, embellished with claws, wings, and fangs, was published in the Boston Weekly Messenger, with the title The Gerry-Mander.
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