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Bjelkemander

Bjelkemander proper noun: the intentional malapportionment of votes in Queensland in the 1970s and 1980s.

Proper noun

Bjelkemander

  1. (Australian) The intentional malapportionment of votes in Queensland in the 1970s and 1980s.

Origin of Bjelkemander

Blend of Bjelke + gerrymander, named after Australian politician Joh Bjelke-Petersen.

Questions about Bjelkemander

What does Bjelkemander mean?
Bjelkemander means the intentional malapportionment of votes in Queensland in the 1970s and 1980s.
What part of speech is Bjelkemander?
Bjelkemander is a proper noun.

Words near Bjelkemander in the dictionary

  1. Bjarmia
  2. Bjarmian
  3. Bjarmians
  4. BJD
  5. BJDs
  6. Bjelkemander
  7. Bjelovar
  8. Bjelovar-Bilogora
  9. Bjelovarsko-bilogorska
  10. Bjendag
  11. Bjerke

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