Topic: POLITICS
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| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Origin: | Elbridge Gerry (1744-1818), US politician + salamander; because a voting area he made to help his own party win an election was said to be shaped like a salamander |
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ger‧ry‧man‧der‧ing
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[uncountable]PP when politicians change the size and borders of an area before an election, so that one person, group, or party has an unfair advantage
—gerrymander verb [intransitive and transitive]
