GERRYMANDER

gerrymander

(noun) an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)

gerrymander

(verb) divide unfairly and to one’s advantage; of voting districts

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

gerrymander (third-person singular simple present gerrymanders, present participle gerrymandering, simple past and past participle gerrymandered)

(transitive, pejorative) To divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.

(transitive, pejorative, by extension) To draw dividing lines for other types of districts in an unintuitive way to favor a particular group or for other perceived gain.

Noun

gerrymander (plural gerrymanders)

(pejorative) The act of gerrymandering.

(pejorative) A voting district skewed by gerrymandering.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ger`ry*man"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gerrymandered; p. pr. & vb. n. Gerrymandering.]

Definition: 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. [Political Cant, U. S.]

Note: This was done in Massachusetts at a time when Elbridge Gerry was governor, and was attributed to his influence, hence the name; though it is now known that he was opposed to the measure. Bartlett.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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