"gerrymandering" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gerrymanderings [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Gerry + salamander. Named after American politician Elbridge Gerry who was associated with a constituency said to be shaped like a salamander. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Gerry|salamander}} Blend of Gerry + salamander, {{named-after/list|politician||||}} politician, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Elbridge Gerry}} Elbridge Gerry, {{named-after|en|Elbridge Gerry|nationality=American|nocat=1|occupation=politician|wplink==}} Named after American politician Elbridge Gerry Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} gerrymandering (usually uncountable, plural gerrymanderings)
  1. (politics) The practice of redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-gerrymandering-en-noun-nTiqaass Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 54 46 Topics: government, politics

Verb

Etymology: Blend of Gerry + salamander. Named after American politician Elbridge Gerry who was associated with a constituency said to be shaped like a salamander. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Gerry|salamander}} Blend of Gerry + salamander, {{named-after/list|politician||||}} politician, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Elbridge Gerry}} Elbridge Gerry, {{named-after|en|Elbridge Gerry|nationality=American|nocat=1|occupation=politician|wplink==}} Named after American politician Elbridge Gerry Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gerrymandering
  1. present participle and gerund of gerrymander Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: gerrymander Categories (topical): Corruption
    Sense id: en-gerrymandering-en-verb-79tNVQeQ Disambiguation of Corruption: 29 71 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English blends: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 54 46

Inflected forms

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