Synonyms of gerrymandering

gerrymandering

verb

present participle of gerrymander

as in manipulating

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

• manipulating
• arranging
• negotiating
• engineering
• maneuvering
• scheming
• framing
• plotting
• concluding
• hammering out
• managing
• working out
• contriving
• concerting
• finagling
• directing
• wangling
• conniving
• finessing
• machinating
• intriguing
• masterminding
• angling (for)
• brewing
• conducting
• hatching
• compassing
• handling
• cooking (up)
• concocting
• running
• commanding
• quarterbacking
• captaining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gerrymandering

This kicks off another gerrymandering doom cycle for 2028, which will leave the House less representative of the people and politicians less responsive to independent-minded voters. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026

Redistricting efforts across the country have reduced the number of competitive seats on the battlefield, and Republicans emerged with a narrow advantage in seats netted through gerrymandering. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026

Further, gerrymandering sidelines moderate Republicans and Republican-leaning independents. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026

More than half a dozen other states — most of them Republican-run — have jumped into the fight, gerrymandering their congressional districts to gain a partisan edge. — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

So with an eye at going tit-for-tat against Republicans’ gerrymandering spree, Democrats see the midterms as just the next battle in the never-ending redistricting wars. — Philip Elliott, Time, 8 June 2026

Politicians who promoted congressional redistricting for the 2026 midterms often justified it as a way to counter gerrymandering in other states and win as many seats as possible for their party. — ABC News, 7 June 2026

Sure but doesn't gerrymandering disincentivize bipartisan. — CBS News, 31 May 2026

The gerrymandering rush has been speedy, calculated, and legal, prompting no shortage of concern from politicians and voters. — Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026