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Thesaurus: gerrymander
To divide (a State) into districts for the choice of representatives, in an unnatural and unfair way, with a view to give a political party an advantage over its opponent.
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- v. t. To divide (a State) into districts for the choice of representatives, in an unnatural and unfair way, with a view to give a political party an advantage over its opponent.
- n. an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)
- v. divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts
- v:100 n. an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage) v. divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts