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GERRYMANDER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("gerrymander" is a kind of...):

cheat; cheating (a deception for profit to yourself)

Derivation:

gerrymander (divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "gerrymander" is one way to...):

divide; part; separate (come apart)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

gerrymander (an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage))

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