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Definition of gerrymander verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

gerrymander

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈdʒɛriˌmændər//
 
gerrymander something (disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they gerrymander
 
he / she / it gerrymanders
 
past simple gerrymandered
 
-ing form gerrymandering
 
 
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to change the size and borders of an area for voting in order to give an unfair advantage to one party or group in an election The city had been gerrymandered so that the ruling minority retained control.
gerrymandering
 
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noun [uncountable] accusations of gerrymanderingSee gerrymander in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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