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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ger•ry•man•der /ˈdʒɛrɪˌmændɚ, ˈgɛr-/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- Governmentto divide (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:gerrymandered the region into several smaller ones.
ger•ry•man•der•ing, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ger•ry•man•der (jer′i man′dər, ger′-),USA pronunciation n. - Government 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.
v.t. - Government[U.S. Politics.]to subject (a state, county, etc.) to a gerrymander.
- after English. 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, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gerrymander /ˈdʒɛrɪˌmændə/ vb - to divide the constituencies of (a voting area) so as to give one party an unfair advantage
- to manipulate or adapt to one's advantage
n - an act or result of gerrymandering
Etymology: 19th Century: from Elbridge Gerry, US politician + ( sala) mander; from the salamander-like outline of an electoral district reshaped (1812) for political purposes while Gerry was governor of Massachusetts |