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    [Verb]  | "gerrymander" 


    1: to divide or arrange (a territorial unit) into election districts in a way that gives one political party an unfair advantage : to subject to gerrymandering

    2: to divide or arrange (an area) into political units to give special advantages to one group


    Origin: 1812 ;

     Derivative of {see: |gerrymander:1|gerrymander:1};

    [Noun]  | "ger*ry*man*der" | \ ˈjer-ē-ˌman-dər \


    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


    Origin: 1812 ;

     Elbridge {see: |gerry|Gerry:b} + salamander; from the shape of an election district formed during Gerry's governorship of Massachusetts;

    [Verb]  | "gerrymanders" 


    1: to divide (a state, school district, etc.) into political units that give one group an unfair advantage;


      * e.g., " ... gerrymandering urban districts to give rural voters a majority "



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    [Verb]  | "gerrymander" 


    1: to divide (a state, school district, etc.) into political units that give one group an unfair advantage;


      * e.g., " ... gerrymandering urban districts to give rural voters a majority "



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     [ "gerrymandate" ]

    1: Where a political party proclaims a mandate after clearly losing an election, because by the use of gerrymandering they managed to retain control of the House of Representatives. When if anything near a reasonable redistricting system would of been in place, they would of easily of lost that control.

      * e.g.,  ... In the 2012 Presidential election, Republicans maintained control of the House of Representatives even though they lost states like Ohio and got less of the congressional votes. However, because of abusive gerrymandering in Ohio, they ended up with 12 of the 16 congressional seats available in the state. When afterwards they claimed to have their own "mandate" from the voters, they only really had a gerrymandate, because they actually got less votes in the House of Representatives than the Democrats did and kept control by gaming the system, not because it was the will of the voters. 

     [ "gerrymandering" ]

    1: Splitting the voting population in favor of the group in power by any means necessary, such as specifically targeted advertising, redrawing district lines, teaching specific politics in schools, or violence.

      * e.g.,  ... It was gerrymandering when the Catholic highschool took the children to a Bush rally. 

     [ "gerrymandering" ]

    1: Moving the books/notebooks of other students into different desks to influence where they sit during class. Used for political structure.

      * e.g.,  ... Lookee me, I am gerrymandering John's stuff onto that other desk. I am usurping his throne! 

     [ "gerrymandering" ]

    1: In the context of Ireland, esp. in the time of establishing its independence on Britain, gerrymandering was used to describe the practice of some individuals going to the polls several times at different places, so that the party (Fianna Fáil in this case) was sure to win the elections.

      * e.g.,  ... My granddad told me he went gerrymandering dozens of times although he was not paid for it... 

     [ "Gerrymandering" ]

    1: is the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries with the intent to create undue advantage for a party, group, or socioeconomic class within the constituency.

      * e.g.,  ... uh how do i use Gerrymandering in A sentance 

     [ "gerrymander" ]

    1: verb- (to) waste time doing meaningless, unproductive things.

      * e.g.,  ... mother: stop trying to gerrymander your way through high school; you'll end up needing to save your sinking Titanic, which i am not going to help you do. son: Can't i just relax after school, and then go and do homework? 

     [ "gerrymandering" ]

    1: Doing nothing productive, jerking off

      * e.g.,  ... "Damnit Corey, stop gerrymandering and give us a hand here." 

     [ "Gerrymandering" ]

    1: A great word to use around young people who don't know what it means; can fill in for all sorts of other words.

      * e.g.,  ... Did you see those two gerrymandering after the game last night? 

     [ "gerrymandering" ]

    1: Pleasuring a woman with a regenerating salamander of the genus Salamandrina. It is a common practice to sedate the salamander before insertion due to several documented cases of the salamander crawling up, biting, or making a home within the female genitalia.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude, last night was hardcore. I stole a salamander from the zoo and was gerrymandering around with your mother all last night. 

     [ "gerrymandering" ]

    1: What one does with homework when school starts in only 3 hours.

      * e.g.,  ... Man you should have been gerrymandering that Maddox exam review instead of working all night. NOOB!!! 

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