gerrymander

Etymology
, from the similarity in shape to a salamander of an electoral district created when Gerry was the governor of Massachusetts. , in text likely written by and Benjamin and John Russell, and accompanying a cartoon by.

Pronunciation

 * Elbridge Gerry's surname was pronounced with a hard g but  is most commonly pronounced with a soft g.



Verb

 * 1)  To divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.
 * 2)  To draw dividing lines for other types of districts in an unintuitive way to favor a particular group or for other perceived gain.
 * 3)  To change the franchise or voting system in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.
 * 4)  To deliberately bring in voters of one's own party or displace voters of another party from a voting district in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.
 * 1)  To deliberately bring in voters of one's own party or displace voters of another party from a voting district in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.
 * 1)  To deliberately bring in voters of one's own party or displace voters of another party from a voting district in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.
 * 1)  To deliberately bring in voters of one's own party or displace voters of another party from a voting district in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.
 * 1)  To deliberately bring in voters of one's own party or displace voters of another party from a voting district in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.

Noun

 * 1)  The act of gerrymandering.
 * 2)  A voting district skewed by gerrymandering.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: afbakeningsknoeiery
 * Dutch: kiesrechtgeografie
 * Estonian: valijavalimine
 * Finnish: gerrymanderointi
 * French: charcutage électoral
 * Georgian: ჯერიმანდერინგი
 * Hungarian: választókerület-manipuláció, választókerület-határok manipulációja/átrajzolása
 * Icelandic: kjördæmahagræðing
 * Portuguese: manipulação eleitoral
 * Russian: предвы́борные махина́ции
 * Spanish: arreglo de distritos electorales
 * Welsh: cyffindwyllo


 * Hungarian: manipulált (határú) választókerület