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 of gerrymander
Issue 1 backers say their measure will curb gerrymandering by removing self-interested politicians from the process and requiring the maps closely correspond to how Ohioans vote in statewide elections.
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Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2024
While North Carolina’s state legislature aggressively gerrymandered their new map in favor of Republicans, New York’s state legislature left their lines mostly unchanged, making tweaks that only minorly benefit Democrats.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Even McKinley, who earlier had been gerrymandered into victory, lost his seat.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Those in favor said the current precinct map is obviously gerrymandered and has not been updated for 15 years despite vast growth.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2025
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Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2024
While North Carolina’s state legislature aggressively gerrymandered their new map in favor of Republicans, New York’s state legislature left their lines mostly unchanged, making tweaks that only minorly benefit Democrats.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Even McKinley, who earlier had been gerrymandered into victory, lost his seat.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Those in favor said the current precinct map is obviously gerrymandered and has not been updated for 15 years despite vast growth.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gerrymander
Verb
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In Season 4 of the Max comedy, Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels have manipulated their way into their respective dream jobs as host and head writer of a late-night talk show on network TV.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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This country is being manipulated by two people — and those too afraid to have the courage to oppose them.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But the human author was a sort of conductor: prompting, arranging, intervening.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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Oz: On [Richard’s] birthday, Laura arranged for maybe a dozen Civil War reenactors to come galloping onto the set.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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His special envoy to Ukraine set a goal of negotiating an agreement even quicker during the first 100 days of Trump's term.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Still, there’s a fine line between negotiating smartly and offending a seller.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Apr. 2025
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Robert Trebor, who portrayed the serial killer known as the Son of Sam in a CBS telefilm and the scheming merchant Salmoneus on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its sister series, Xena: Warrior Princess, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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Between the godmothers’ grief and a less-than-adequate police department, Lila will have to seek justice on her own terms and figure out which scheming godmother the vendetta was meant for.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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The utility found that purchasing new generators would make the plant economically unfeasible, said Blind, who was engineering director at Palisades during that time.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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While the general feature set is the same, the RM 43-01 movement was largely engineered from the ground up over a three-year period.—
Blake Buettner,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Gerrymander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gerrymander. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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