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

单词

gerrymander

释义

gerrymander /jerˈi-man-dər, also gerˈ/

transitive verb

To rearrange (voting districts) in the interests of a particular party or candidate
To manipulate (facts, arguments, etc) so as to reach undue conclusions

noun

An arrangement of the above nature

ORIGIN: Formed from the name of Governor Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814) and salamander, from the likeness to that animal of the gerrymandered map of Massachusetts in 1812

gerrymanˈderer noun

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