gerrymandering
English
The original salamander-shaped constituency district, the original term "The Gerry-mander", in context of the original publication
Etymology
After the US Politician Governor Elbridge Gerry who was associated with a constituency said to resemble a salamander.
Noun
gerrymandering (usually uncountable, plural gerrymanderings)
- (politics) The practice of redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party.
Translations
redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party — see gerrymander
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