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gerrymandering

Syllables: ger·ry·man·der·ing/ˈdʒɛ.ɹiˌmæn.də.ɹɪŋ/

gerrymandering noun: the practice of redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party. Also the present participle and gerund of gerrymander.

Noun

gerrymandering (usually uncountable, plural gerrymanderings)

  1. (usually) The practice of redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party.
    • "I joined the Congressman in fighting back against the Tennessee General Assembly's racist gerrymandering that will erase the voices of Black and brown voters in Nashville. […] Kent Syler, a professor of political science at Middle Tennessee State University, told Newsweek in an interview Tuesday...2022 January 25, Andrew Stanton, “Jim Cooper Calls Out ‘Gerrymandering’ of Tennessee District, Will Not Seek Re-Election”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2022

Verb capitalized: Gerrymandering

Gerrymandering

  1. (gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of Gerrymander

Also used as

gerrymandering is also the present participle and gerund of gerrymander.

Forms of gerrymandering

pluralgerrymanderings

Origin of gerrymandering

From gerrymander + -ing.

Questions about gerrymandering

What does gerrymandering mean?
Gerrymandering means the practice of redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party.
What part of speech is gerrymandering?
Gerrymandering can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce gerrymandering?
Gerrymandering is pronounced /ˈdʒɛ.ɹiˌmæn.də.ɹɪŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of gerrymandering?
The plural of gerrymandering is gerrymanderings.

Words near gerrymandering in the dictionary

  1. Gerry
  2. gerrymander
  3. gerrymandered
  4. gerrymanderer
  5. gerrymanderers
  6. gerrymandering
  7. gerrymanderings
  8. gerrymanderism
  9. gerrymanders
  10. gers
  11. Gersch

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