gerrymander (28 synonym found)

Gerrymander has 28 synonyms. The top synonyms for gerrymander are single-member district, silk-stocking district, gerrymandered district, congressional district, election district, swing district, rotten borough, pocket borough and 20 more. Another word for gerrymander is single-member district. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for gerrymander?

A common synonym for gerrymander is single-member district. Other synonyms include silk-stocking district, gerrymandered district, congressional district, election district.

How many synonyms does gerrymander have?

Gerrymander has 28 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does gerrymander mean?

(v): to divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election; to draw dividing lines for other types of districts in an unintuitive w

Definition of gerrymander:

(v) : to divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election; to draw dividing lines for other types of districts in an unintuitive way to favor a particular group or for other perceived gain
"the superintendent helped gerrymander the school district lines in order to keep the children of the wealthy gated community in the better school all the way across town."
(n) : the act of gerrymandering; a voting district skewed by gerrymandering
"by this iniquitous practice, which is known as the gerrymander, the party in a minority in each State is allowed to get only about one-half or one-quarter of its proper share of representation."
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Definition of gerrymander:

(v) : to divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election; to draw dividing lines for other types of districts in an unintuitive way to favor a particular group or for other perceived gain
"the superintendent helped gerrymander the school district lines in order to keep the children of the wealthy gated community in the better school all the way across town."
(n) : the act of gerrymandering; a voting district skewed by gerrymandering
"by this iniquitous practice, which is known as the gerrymander, the party in a minority in each State is allowed to get only about one-half or one-quarter of its proper share of representation."
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