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redistrict

English

Etymology

re- +? district

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?i??d?st??kt/

Verb

redistrict (third-person singular simple present redistricts, present participle redistricting, simple past and past participle redistricted)

To adjust the borders of districts of a state or other governmental or administrative entity.
(US, politics) To redraw the borders of the districts represented by legislators or other elected officeholders in accord with changes in population as shown in the decennial census.

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gerrymandering

English

Etymology

After the US Politician Governor Elbridge Gerry who was associated with a constituency said to resemble a salamander.

Noun

gerrymandering (uncountable)

(politics) The practice of redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party.

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Verb

gerrymandering

present participle of gerrymander

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gerrymandering

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