gerrymanderingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈdʒer.iˌmæn.dər.ɪŋ/us/ˈdʒer.iˌmæn.dɚ.ɪŋ/an occasion when someone in authority changes the borders of an area in order to increase the number of people within that area who will vote for a particular party or person:
The boundary changes were denounced as blatant gerrymandering.
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gerrymander
verb [ I or T ] uk/ˈdʒer.iˌmæn.dər/us/ˈdʒer.iˌmæn.dɚ/