| 单词 | gerrymander |
| 释义 | gerrymander v. & n. (also jerrymander) --vtr. 1. manipulate the boundaries of (a constituency etc.) so as to give undue influence to some party or class. 2. manipulate (a situation etc.) to gain advantage. --n this practice. Derivatives gerrymanderer n. Etymology: the name of Governor Gerry of Massachusetts + (SALA)MANDER, from the shape of a district on a political map drawn when he was in office (1812) |
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