ger‧ry‧man‧der‧ing /ˈdʒerimænd
ərɪŋ/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Elbridge Gerry (1744-1818), US politician + salamander; because a voting area he made to help his own party win an election was said to be shaped like a salamander]
when politicians change the size and borders of an area before an election, so that one person, group, or party has an unfair advantage
—gerrymander verb [intransitive and transitive] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲