gerrymandering

From gerrymander +‎ -ing.

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛ.ɹiˌmæn.də.ɹɪŋ/, (rare) /ˈɡɛ-/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛɹimændəɹɪŋ
• Hyphenation: ger‧ry‧man‧der‧ing

gerrymandering (usually uncountable, plural gerrymanderings)

1. (politics) The practice of redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party.
   • 2022 January 25, Andrew Stanton, “Jim Cooper Calls Out ‘Gerrymandering’ of Tennessee District, Will Not Seek Re-Election”, in Newsweek‎^[1]:

     Kent Syler, a professor of political science at Middle Tennessee State University, told Newsweek in an interview Tuesday evening that the "aggressive" gerrymandering will make it "very, very difficult" for Democrats to hold the seat in the 2022 midterms.

gerrymandering

1. present participle and gerund of gerrymander

• “gerrymandering”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “gerrymandering, n. & adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “gerrymandering”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.