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gerrymander
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Gerrymander
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻĒāĻŋ, āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°
an act of manipulating the boundaries of electoral districts to favor a particular political party
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That district map was a textbook gerrymander, snaking through neighborhoods to dilute opposition votes.
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to gerrymander
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to divide voting districts in a way that would advantage a particular group or party more
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The lawmakers are currently gerrymandering the voting districts to gain an electoral advantage.
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