gerrymander

ˈɡɛrimændər

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Definition of gerrymander - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

election maps

TECH.

redraw district lines to boost a side's chances

TECH.

They tried to gerrymander the area so their candidates would win.

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Noun

election maps

TECH.

unfair redrawing of constituency lines to help one side win

TECH.

Opponents challenged the district map as a blatant gerrymander.

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Origin of gerrymander

English, Gerry (name) + mander (salamander)

Examples of gerrymander in a sentence

They proposed to gerrymander the map to dilute minority voting power.
The court ruled that the proposed gerrymander violated constitutional principles.
Activists campaigned to overturn the gerrymander before the next election.

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French:truquer le découpage électoral, charcutage électoral, ...
German:gerrymandern, Wahlkreiszuschnitt, ...
Italian:manipolare i collegi elettorali, manipolazione dei collegi elettorali, ...
Spanish:manipular, manipulación de circunscripciones electorales, ...
Portuguese:manipular os círculos eleitorais, manipulação abusiva dos limites das circunscrições eleitorais, ...
Chinese:操纵选区划分, 选区划分不公, ...
Japanese:ゲリマンダーを行う, ゲリマンダー, ...
Arabic:زَوَّرَ, جِيريماندَرَة, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁנּוֹת אֶת גְּבוּלוֹת מְחוֹזוֹת הַבְּחִירָה, שִׁרְטוּט מְגַמָּתִי שֶׁל מְחוֹזוֹת בְּחִירָה, ...
Russian:манипулировать границами округов, джерримендеринг, ...
Ukrainian:джеррімендерувати, фальсифіковане перекроювання виборчих округів, ...
Hindi:चुनावी सीमांकन में धांधली करना, जेरिमैंडर, ...
Bengali:নির্বাচনী সীমানা কারসাজি করা, অন্যায্য নির্বাচনসীমানা পুনর্নির্ধারণ, ...
Catalan:gerrymanderitzar, manipulació de circumscripcions, ...
Czech:překreslit volební obvody, manipulace volebních obvodů, ...
Danish:manipulere valgkredse, valgkredsmanipulation, ...
Dutch:gerrymanderen, oneerlijke herindeling van kiesdistricten om een partij te bevoordelen, ...
Greek:χειραγωγώ τα εκλογικά όρια, γκέριμαντερ, ...
Hungarian:gerrymanderezni, gerrymandering, ...
Khmer:កែប្រែខ្សែបន្ទាត់ព្រំដែនមណ្ឌលបោះឆ្នោត ដើម្បីបង្កើនឱកាសឈ្នះរបស់ភាគីណាមួយ, ការកំណត់ព្រំដែនមណ្ឌលបោះឆ្នោតដោយអយុត្តិធម៌, ...
Korean:게리맨더링하다, 게리맨더링, ...
Persian:حوزهبندی انتخاباتی را به نفع خود دستکاری کرد, تقسیم‌بندی ناعادلانهٔ حوزه‌های انتخاباتی, ...
Polish:gerrymandrować, manipulacja granicami okręgów wyborczych, ...
Portuguese (BR):manipular distritos eleitorais para favorecer um lado, redistritamento eleitoral fraudulento, ...
Romanian:a manipula delimitarea circumscripțiilor electorale, manipulare a circumscripțiilor electorale, ...
Swedish:gerrymandra, manipulation av valkretsindelning, ...
Thai:แบ่งเขตเลือกตั้งเอื้อประโยชน์ให้ฝ่ายตน, การแบ่งเขตเลือกตั้งไม่เป็นธรรม, ...
Turkish:seçim bölgelerini kendi lehine yeniden düzenlemek, seçim bölgelerini kendi lehine yeniden çizme, ...
Vietnamese:thao túng ranh giới khu vực bầu cử, việc thao túng ranh giới khu vực bầu cử, ...

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