gerrymander

¹ger·ry·man·der

noun
\ˈjer-ē-ˌman-dər, also ˈger-; orig ˈger-\

Definition of GERRYMANDER

1

: the act or method of gerrymandering

2

: a district or pattern of districts varying greatly in size or population as a result of gerrymandering

Origin of GERRYMANDER

Elbridge Gerry + salamander; from the shape of an election district formed during Gerry's governorship of Massachusetts

First Known Use: 1812

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with GERRYMANDER

Africander, alexander, calamander, coriander, oleander, single-hander, wing commander