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Definition of Gerrymandering

Gerrymandering
Gerrymander Ger`ry*man"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gerrymandered; p. pr. & vb. n. Gerrymandering.] To divide (a State) into districts for the choice of representatives, in an unnatural and unfair way, with a view to give a political party an advantage over its opponent. [Political Cant, U. S.] Note: This was done in Massachusetts at a time when Elbridge Gerry was governor, and was attributed to his influence, hence the name; though it is now known that he was opposed to the measure. --Bartlett.

Meaning of Gerrymandering from wikipedia

- 171–185. Look up gerrymander or gerrymandering in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gerrymandering. Articles from...
- struggled when partisan gerrymandering occurs such as in Vieth v. Jubelirer (2004) and Gill v. Whitford (2018). Typical gerrymandering cases in the United...
- state for citizens to vote in. The state has been sued for racially gerrymandering the districts, which resulted in minority voting power being diluted...
- larger districts, so reduces the possibility and practice of gerrymandering, Gerrymandering is the practice of partisan redistricting by means of creating...
- on January 22, 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2011. Official website Gerrymandering at IMDb Gerrymandering at Rotten Tomatoes Gerrymandering at Metacritic...
- for evidence of gerrymandering. This shows EG, powerful as it can be, is insufficient by itself, for guaranteeing lack of gerrymandering. It might require...
- to end gerrymandering, the certified ballot language noted that the amendment would "repeal constitutional protections against gerrymandering approved...
- was a United States Supreme Court case regarding racial gerrymandering and partisan gerrymandering within South Carolina's 1st congressional district, which...
- district exhibited extreme non-congruity during that time as a result of gerrymandering. On January 22, 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the...
- was the Cheng San GRC. The opposition has charged the government with gerrymandering due to the changing of GRC boundaries at very short notice (see below...