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单词 gerrymandered
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gerrymander /jerˈi-man-dər, also gerˈ/

transitive verb
  1. To rearrange (voting districts) in the interests of a particular party or candidate
  2. To manipulate (facts, arguments, etc) so as to reach undue conclusions
noun

An arrangement of the above nature

ORIGIN: Formed from the name of Governor Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814) and salamander, from the likeness to that animal of the gerrymandered map of Massachusetts in 1812

gerrymanˈderer noun

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