Synonyms of gerrymandered

gerrymandered

verb

past tense of gerrymander

as in manipulated

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

Related Words

• manipulated
• arranged
• negotiated
• engineered
• schemed
• concluded
• plotted
• maneuvered
• managed
• framed
• hammered out
• contrived
• concerted
• worked out
• finessed
• directed
• finagled
• machinated
• masterminded
• wangled
• conducted
• angled (for)
• concocted
• connived
• intrigued
• brewed
• hatched
• compassed
• handled
• commanded
• cooked (up)
• ran
• quarterbacked
• captained

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gerrymandered

The district is one of several gerrymandered by Democrats — and approved by California voters — last year through Proposition 50. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

The contest also has become a rallying point for Black voters angry over how Southern states swiftly gerrymandered congressional districts after the Supreme Court decision. — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Illinois Republicans are angry that the congressional map is deliberately drawn to their serious disadvantage, with some districts almost comically gerrymandered. — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

It’s been stacked, and packed, and gerrymandered by Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans. — NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

Shelton is running in a district that has been gerrymandered since the last election. — Jack Harvel july 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

It was gerrymandered unbelievably so. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026

Bowing to Trump, feckless state legislators have unconstitutionally gerrymandered Democratic-leaning congressional districts out of existence. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026

They’ve been gerrymandered out of existence. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026