"jerrymander" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1935, Sir John Arthur Thomson, Biology for Everyman, page 367:",
          "text": "British soldiers in Egypt used to have jerrymander fights, pitting one against another.",
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          "ref": "1965, J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson, Desert Life, page 31:",
          "text": "My Squadron Leader's crew adopted a family of jerboas and my Troop Corporals chose a black, spider-like monster, about 3 in. long with short legs and enormous jaws, which they called a \"jerrymander\".",
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