Gerrymander (Noun)
Meaning
An act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The court found that the congressional map had been manipulated in a gerrymander that greatly benefited the ruling party.
- Politicians were accused of attempting a massive gerrymander, creating strange shapes in districts that unfairly influenced voting power.
- Her city had long been victim to a partisan gerrymander that severely skewed representation towards the richer, suburban neighborhoods.
- Local residents challenged the redistricting effort, calling it an overt gerrymander aimed at undermining their collective voice in elections.
- Redrawn maps resulting from this particular gerrymander successfully altered a former toss-up district into one of the most reliable votes for one major party.