Meaning Of The Word Gerrymander
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Gerrymander Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Gerrymander?
gerrymander in American English
a redistricting of voting districts to the advantage of one party or disadvantage of a group, region, etc. to divide (a voting area) so as to give one political party a majority in as many districts as possible or weaken the voting strength of an ethnic or racial group, urban population, etc. to engage in gerrymandering noun: the dividing of a state, county, etc., into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few districts as possible transitive verb: to subject (a state, county, etc.) to a gerrymander gerrymander in British English noun: an act or result of gerrymandering verb: to divide the constituencies of (a voting area) so as to give one party an unfair advantage |
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