'Gerrymander' definitions:
Definition of 'gerrymander'
From: WordNet
noun
An act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)
verb
Divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts
Definition of 'Gerrymander'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'gerrymander'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- angle,
- borough,
- caucus,
- close borough,
- congressional district,
- contrive,
- election district,
- engineer,
- finagle,
- gerrymandered district,
- intrigue,
- jockey,
- machinate,
- maneuver,
- manipulate,
- play games,
- plot,
- pocket borough,
- politicize,
- precinct,
- pull strings,
- rotten borough,
- safe district,
- scheme,
- silk-stocking district,
- single-member district,
- swing district,
- wangle,
- ward