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Definitions of gerrymander in various dictionaries:
noun - an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)
verb - divide unfairly and to one's advantage
The act, process, or an instance of gerrymandering.
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| New word coined after Governor Elbridge Gerry redistricted Essex County, Massachusetts on Feb. 11, 1812 |
| The shape of Illinois's 4th Congressional district is an example of this practice, named for a 19th century politician |
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| to divide an area into election districts ( areas that elect someone) in a way that gives an unfair advantage to one group or political party |
| manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favour one party or class. |
| Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favour one party or class. |
| An instance of gerrymandering. |
| an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage) |
| divide unfairly and to one's advantage of voting districts |
| To divide (a geographic area) into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections. |
| The act, process, or an instance of gerrymandering. |
| A district or configuration of districts differing widely in size or population because of gerrymandering. |
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| Gerrymandering is a practice intended to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries. The resulting district is known as a gerrymander (); however, that word is also a verb for the process. The term gerrymandering has negative connotations. Two principal tactics are used in gerrymandering: "cracking" (i.e. diluting the voting power of the opposing party's supporters across many districts) and "packing" (concentrating the opposing party's voting power in one district to reduce their voting power in other districts). The third tactic, shown in the top-left diagram in the diagrams to the right, is that of homogenization of all districts. * In addition to its use achieving desired electoral results for a particular party, gerrymandering may be used to help or hinder a particular demographic, such as a political, ethnic, racial, linguistic, religious, or class group, such as in U.S. federal voting district boundaries that produce a major |