as in to manipulate
to divide (a state, school district, etc.) into political units that give one group an unfair advantage
gerrymandering urban districts to give rural voters a majority
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Recent Examples of gerrymander
Also part of that, as a kicker, was a mandate, a requirement that states have independent redistricting commissions to avoid gerrymandering.
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ABC News, 8 Feb. 2026
For example, gerrymandering – the practice of drawing district boundaries to favor one party – is frequently cited as the main culprit.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026
Peña-Melnyk’s interest in the concerns of rural voters may be genuine, but her support for gerrymandering makes her priorities clear.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
The redistricting panel has the primary power to draw congressional maps, and is supposed to do so without gerrymandering the boundaries to give any party a political advantage.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
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ABC News, 8 Feb. 2026
For example, gerrymandering – the practice of drawing district boundaries to favor one party – is frequently cited as the main culprit.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026
Peña-Melnyk’s interest in the concerns of rural voters may be genuine, but her support for gerrymandering makes her priorities clear.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
The redistricting panel has the primary power to draw congressional maps, and is supposed to do so without gerrymandering the boundaries to give any party a political advantage.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gerrymander
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gerrymander
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Be careful not to let someone else manipulate you or use guilt or jealousy as a technique.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2026
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During this time, Duggar manipulated the victim’s underwear and grazed her genitals.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Rx bars were fanned out on a silver platter, Lean Body shakes dotted the table, cups of Chobani were arranged in a pyramid.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hence the social contract on which proto-citizens situated behind the veil of ignorance would agree, arranges social and economic inequalities in such a manner as to make the worst off as well off as possible; economic policies would benefit the well-being of the least advantaged.—
George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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At the time, Epstein was serving his 18-month sentence in the Palm Beach County stockade but was allowed to spend 12 hours a day, six days a week, in his office under a work-release program his attorneys had negotiated.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Spice levels are negotiated with shorthand, on a scale from one to five.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Lobbyists and special interests are constantly scheming to defeat the will of the majority.—
Mary Nichols,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Rick Pitino was scheming an after-timeout set against another all-time great head coach in Bill Self.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Those claims alleged that companies had engineered products to be more addictive; for example, by adding chemicals to speed and intensify nicotine delivery to the brain and to ease inhalation, so that smokers would become unable to quit.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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What was more of a challenge than engineering the chip itself was figuring out the details of actually making the chip project images and videos.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Apr. 2026
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