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gerrymander 音標拼音: [dʒ'ɛrim ,ændɚ] vt. 為自黨利益改劃選舉區分
vi. 不公正操縱,欺騙
n. 改變選舉區,欺騙 為自黨利益改劃選舉區分不公正操縱,欺騙改變選舉區,欺騙 gerrymander n 1: an act of gerrymandering ( dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage) v 1: divide unfairly and to one' s advantage; of voting districtsGerrymander \ Ger` ry* man" der\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Gerrymandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Gerrymandering}.] To divide ( a State) into districts for the choice of representatives, in an unnatural and unfair way, with a view to give a political party an advantage over its opponent. [ Political Cant, U. S.] [ 1913 Webster] Note: This was done in Massachusetts at a time when Elbridge Gerry was governor, and was attributed to his influence, hence the name; though it is now known that he was opposed to the measure. -- Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster] 29 Moby Thesaurus words for " gerrymander": angle, borough, caucus, close borough, congressional district, contrive, election district, engineer, finagle, gerrymandered district, intrigue, jockey, machinate, maneuver, manipulate, play games, plot, pocket borough, politicize, precinct, pull strings, rotten borough, safe district, scheme, silk- stocking district, single- member district, swing district, wangle, ward
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