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Grammar : Verb
Spell : jer-i-man-der, ger-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛr ɪˌmæn dər, ˈgɛr-

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Définition of gerrymandering

Origin :
  • 1812 as both a noun and verb, American English, from Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander. Gerry, governor of Massachusetts, was lampooned when his party redistricted the state in a blatant bid to preserve an Antifederalist majority. One Essex County district resembled a salamander, and a newspaper editor dubbed it Gerrymander. Related: Gerrymandered; gerrymandering.
  • As in rig : verb arrange for certain outcome
Example sentences :
  • He was re-elected six times, but in 1890 was defeated by the gerrymandering of his district.
  • Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8 » by Various
  • But what has since been known as "Gerrymandering" was really the invention of Patrick Henry.
  • Extract from : « James Madison » by Sydney Howard Gay
  • The once famous phrase, Gerrymandering, some of our readers may remember.
  • Extract from : « Atlantic Monthly, Volume 6, No. 38, December, 1860 » by Various
  • The Croats found themselves no match for the astute Magyars who resorted to packed diets, gerrymandering, bribery, and forgery.
  • Extract from : « The Russian Revolution; The Jugo-Slav Movement » by Alexander Petrunkevitch, Samuel Northrup Harper, Frank Alfred Golder, Robert Joseph Kerner
  • For a naked, avowed plan of gerrymandering no Government surely ever did beat this one.
  • Extract from : « My Own Story » by Emmeline Pankhurst
  • He proceeded to enlarge upon his plan for gerrymandering the state—to the advantage of the Democratic party, of course.
  • Extract from : « A Spoil of Office » by Hamlin Garland
  • This opens the way, of course, to a good deal of what in America would be known as official 'gerrymandering.'
  • Extract from : « France and the Republic » by William Henry Hurlbert
  • For contemporary allusions to this first example of gerrymandering, see Writings of Washington, ix.
  • Extract from : « Patrick Henry » by Moses Coit Tyler

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