Gerrymander



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.(为使某政党在选举中取得优势)不公正地将(某地区)划成选区

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Elbridge Gerry + salamander; from the shape of an election district formed during Gerry's governorship of Mass.
• Date: 1812
• 1. the act or method of gerrymandering
• 2. a district or pattern of districts varying greatly in size or population as a result of gerrymandering

II. transitive verb (-dered; gerrymandering)

• Date: 1812
• 1. to divide (a territorial unit) into election districts to give one political party an electoral majority in a large number of districts while concentrating the voting strength of the opposition in as few districts as possible
• 2. to divide (an area) into political units to give special advantages to one group <gerrymander a school district>

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