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Gerrymander
01
an act of manipulating the boundaries of electoral districts to favor a particular political party
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
gerrymanders
Examples
The court ruled the gerrymander unconstitutional due to its blatant partisan bias.
to gerrymander
01
to divide voting districts in a way that would advantage a particular group or party more
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
gerrymander
3rd person singular
gerrymanders
Present participle
gerrymandering
Past simple
gerrymandered
Past participle
gerrymandered
Examples
Politicians often gerrymander districts to ensure their party's dominance in elections.
