Thesaurus results for GERRYMANDER

gerrymander

verb

as in to manipulate

to divide (a state, school district, etc.) into political units that give one group an unfair advantage gerrymandering urban districts to give rural voters a majority

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Recent Examples on the Web States have tried to end gerrymandering with mixed success, the Brennan Center found. —

Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024 The intrigue: Deep-red Utah has few competitive races, especially with district maps that are widely viewed as gerrymandered to split the few Democratic strongholds that exist in the state. —

Erin Alberty, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024 The majority were drawn by Republicans to benefit Republicans, but Democratic strongholds such as New York were also accused of gerrymandering. —

Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024 Canada, like the U.S., suffered from gerrymandering. —

Olivia Ardito, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gerrymander

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