Verb: gerrymander 'je-ri,man-du(r)
- Divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts
"The ruling party gerrymandered the electoral map to maintain their majority"
- An act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)
"The opposition accused the ruling party of a gerrymander to maintain power"
Derived forms: gerrymandered, gerrymandering, gerrymanders
Type of: cheat, cheating, divide, part, separate
Encyclopedia: Gerrymander