单词	gerrymandering
释义	gerrymandering noun ger·​ry·​man·​der·​ing ˈjer-ē-ˌman-d(ə-)riŋ   also  ˈger-;  originally  ˈger- : the practice of dividing or arranging a territorial unit into election districts in a way that gives one political party an unfair advantage in elections To an untrained eye, the proposed boundaries look like the etchings of a mapmaker on heavy pharmaceuticals. In reality, it's a masterpiece of diabolical gerrymandering. Carl Hiaasen Bipartisan gerrymandering following the 2000 reapportionment produced hundreds of safe Democratic seats, hundreds of safe Republican seats, and not much else. Peter Beinart compare cracking, packing Word History Etymology gerrymander entry 2 + -ing entry 1 First Known Use 1812, in the meaning defined above gerrymandering verb present participle of gerrymander as in manipulating to divide (a state, school district, etc.) into political units that give one group an unfair advantage gerrymandering urban districts to give rural voters a majority Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance manipulating engineering arranging negotiating maneuvering scheming framing finagling plotting concerting wangling concluding hammering out contriving finessing managing working out masterminding conniving machinating directing brewing intriguing hatching compassing conducting handling concocting angling (for) commanding running quarterbacking cooking (up) captaining
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