| 单词 | gerrymander |
| 释义 | gerrymander (once / 28969 pages) vn Some politicians change the boundaries of their voting districts in order to benefit themselves or their political party. To manipulate the boundaries like this — often viewed as unfair — is to gerrymander. The verb gerrymander first appeared in 1812 when Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry redrew district boundaries, hoping it would help his party in an upcoming senate election. Then somebody noticed that the new district looked like a salamander, so they combined Gerry and -mander to create the new word gerrymander. And then a newspaper printed a cartoon with a giant salamander making fun of Gerry, which is what happens to politicians who don’t behave. WORD FAMILYgerrymander: gerrymandered, gerrymandering, gerrymanders USAGE EXAMPLESThis year, federal courts struck down many of the voting restrictions and gerrymandered districts on the ground that they harmed racial minorities. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) Gerrymandering and voter suppression throw majority rule into question—and changing the rules after an election is not in the spirit of constitutional consistency. The New Yorker(Dec 20, 2016) But the pro-democracy camp does not want to appear to legitimise the gerrymandered election process by proffering a candidate. Economist(Dec 15, 2016) 1v divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts Hyper divide, part, separate come apart 2n an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage) Hyper cheat, cheating a deception for profit to yourself |
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